| blood-brain barrier |
a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"
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| blood-brain barrier |
a layer of tightly bound cells that prevents certain substances carried in the bloodstream from entering the brain
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| blood-brain barrier |
A semipermeable membrane that controls diffusion of molecules into the cerebrospinal fluid.
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| blood-brain barrier |
A network of tightly packed cells in the walls of capillaries in the brain that prevents many molecules, including poisons, from entering the brain.
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| blood-brain barrier |
A barrier consisting of specialized brain capillaries and astrocytes that prevents the passage of materials from the blood to the cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
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