Blood-Nerve Barrier

The barrier between the perineurium of PERIPHERAL NERVES and the endothelium (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR) of endoneurial CAPILLARIES. The perineurium acts as a diffusion barrier, but ion permeability at the blood-nerve barrier is still higher than at the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER.

Year introduced: 2005

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Tree Number(s): A07.037, A08.800.800.090

MeSH Unique ID: D049428

Entry Terms:

• Barrier, Blood-Nerve
• Barriers, Blood-Nerve
• Blood Nerve Barrier
• Blood-Nerve Barriers

Previous Indexing:

• Endothelium, Vascular (1970-2004)

See Also:

• Capillary Permeability

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Anatomy Category
Cardiovascular System
Blood-Nerve Barrier

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Anatomy Category
Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral Nerves
Blood-Nerve Barrier