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blood-brain barrier
Physiological interface between brain tissues and circulating blood created by a mechanism that alters the permeability of brain capillaries, so that some substances are prevented from entering brain tissue, while other substances are allowed to enter freely.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Biología; Química
- Categoría: Toxicología
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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