| Descriptor in English: | Blood-Brain Barrier |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Barrera Hematoencefálica |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Barreira Hematoencefálica |
| Descriptor in French: | Barrière hémato-encéphalique |
| Entry term(s): |
Barrier, Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain-Blood Barrier, Hemato-Encephalic Barriers, Blood-Brain Barriers, Brain-Blood Barriers, Hemato-Encephalic Blood Brain Barrier Blood-Brain Barriers Brain Blood Barrier Brain-Blood Barrier Brain-Blood Barriers Hemato Encephalic Barrier Hemato-Encephalic Barrier Hemato-Encephalic Barriers |
| Tree number(s): |
A07.035 A08.186.211.035 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Annotation: | coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| History Note: | 66; was HEMATO-ENCEPHALIC BARRIER 1963-65 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Capillary Permeability
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 23170 |
| Descriptor UI: | D001812 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/09 |
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Blood-Brain Barrier
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| Concept UI |
M0002730 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Blood-Brain Barrier |
| Entry term(s) |
Barrier, Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain-Blood Barrier, Hemato-Encephalic Barriers, Blood-Brain Barriers, Brain-Blood Barriers, Hemato-Encephalic Blood Brain Barrier Blood-Brain Barriers Brain Blood Barrier Brain-Blood Barrier Brain-Blood Barriers Hemato Encephalic Barrier Hemato-Encephalic Barrier Hemato-Encephalic Barriers |
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