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blood-brain barrier

Type: concept
Aliases: BBB blood-brain barrier integrity blood-brain barrier transport
Systems Analogy

A high-security customs border control post at an international port that inspects every incoming cargo crate before admitting it to the capital.

A highly selective semipermeable membrane border of endothelial cells that prevents solutes in the circulating blood from non-selectively crossing into the extracellular fluid of the central nervous system.

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APOE4 PROTEIN DHA MOLECULE DHA Target Engagement & Cognition in Dementia Risk BIOLOGICAL CIRCUITS Exerkine Blood-Brain Barrier Signaling BIOLOGICAL CIRCUITS homocysteine MOLECULE

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