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neurovascular unit: a standalone construct

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the functional grouping of neurons, glia and vascular cells that jointly regulate cerebral blood flow and blood-brain barrier function, whose failure is implicated in stroke and dementia.

In neurology, neurovascular unit refers to the functional grouping of neurons, glia and vascular cells that jointly regulate cerebral blood flow and blood-brain barrier function, whose failure is implicated in stroke and dementia. This meaning comes from Iadecola (2017) in Neuron.[1]

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  1. Iadecola, C. (2017). The Neurovascular Unit Coming of Age: A Journey through Neurovascular Coupling in Health and Disease. Neuron, 96(1), 17-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.030

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