RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER CONCEPT.
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MeSH Term
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D010827
Physiology
The biological science concerned with the life-supporting properties, functions, and processes of living organisms or their parts.
D001812
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.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001692
Biological Transport
The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments.