Blood-Brain Barrier

Specialized non-fenestrated tightly-joined ENDOTHELIAL CELLS with TIGHT JUNCTIONS that form a transport barrier for certain substances between the cerebral capillaries and the BRAIN tissue.

Year introduced: 1966

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Tree Number(s): A07.035, A08.186.211.035

MeSH Unique ID: D001812

Entry Terms:

• Barrier, Blood-Brain
• Barriers, Blood-Brain
• Blood Brain Barrier
• Blood-Brain Barriers
• Brain-Blood Barrier
• Barrier, Brain-Blood
• Barriers, Brain-Blood
• Brain Blood Barrier
• Brain-Blood Barriers
• Hemato-Encephalic Barrier
• Barrier, Hemato-Encephalic
• Barriers, Hemato-Encephalic
• Hemato Encephalic Barrier
• Hemato-Encephalic Barriers

See Also:

• Capillary Permeability

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Anatomy Category
Cardiovascular System
Blood-Brain Barrier

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Anatomy Category
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Brain
Blood-Brain Barrier