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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:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry CY cytology
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   23170 
Unique Identifier:   D001812 

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