blood–brain barrier

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blood–brain barrier
blood–brain barrier -- a naturally occurring barrier created by the modification of brain capillaries (as by reduction in fenestration and formation of tight cell-to-cell contacts) that prevents many substances from leaving the blood and crossing the capillary walls into the brain tissues
Author: Valery Yevarouski
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