Concept information
Preferred term
blood-brain barrier
Definition(s)
- The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that prevents solutes in the circulating blood from non-selectively crossing into the extracellular fluid of the central nervous system where neurons reside.
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-SHQ8QTTT-7
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