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Descriptor English:   Blood-Brain Barrier 
Descriptor Spanish:   Barrera Hematoencefálica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Barreira Hematoencefálica 
Synonyms English:   Brain-Blood Barrier
Hemato-Encephalic Barrier  
Tree Number:   A07.035
A08.186.211.035
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)
See Related English:   Capillary Permeability
 
History Note English:   66; was HEMATO-ENCEPHALIC BARRIER 1963-65 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
chemistry cytology
drug effects embryology
enzymology growth & development
immunology injuries
innervation metabolism
microbiology pathology
physiology physiopathology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion surgery
transplantation ultrastructure
ultrasonography virology
Record Number:   23170 
Unique Identifier:   D001812 

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