Cholesterol as a modifying agent of the neurovascular unit structure and function under physiological and pathological conditions.

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Published in Metab Brain Dis on April 21, 2017

Authors

Ewelina Czuba1, Aleksandra Steliga2, Grażyna Lietzau3, Przemysław Kowiański3,2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 1 Dębinki Str, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland. ewelina.czuba@gumed.edu.pl.
2: Department of Health Sciences, Pomeranian University of Słupsk, 64 Bohaterów Westerplatte Str, 76-200, Słupsk, Poland.
3: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 1 Dębinki Str, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.

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