bEnd.3 is a mouse brain cell line derived from BALB/c mice. The cell line is commonly used in vascular research and studies of endothelial brain tissue.[1] In particular, bEnd.3 cells can serve as blood–brain barrier models for ischemia.[2]

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  1. ^ Yuen, D; et al. (4 June 2014). "Novel characterization of bEnd.3 cells that express lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor". Lymphology. 47 (2): 73–81. PMC 4636729. PMID 25282873.
  2. ^ Chin, Kai; et al. (29 April 2016). "Characterisation of a mouse cerebral microvascular endothelial cell line (bEnd.3) after oxygen glucose deprivation and reoxygenation". Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 43 (8): 777–786. doi:10.1111/1440-1681.12587. hdl:11343/291923. PMID 27128638. S2CID 32058145.
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