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MeSH Heading: Blood-Brain Barrier
Tree Number(s): A07.035; A08.186.211.035
Unique ID: D001812
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001812
Annotation: coord IM with endogenous substance /‌metab (IM) or exogenous substance /‌pharmacokin (IM)
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.
Entry Term(s): Brain-Blood Barrier; Hemato-Encephalic Barrier
NLM Classification #: WL 200
See Also: Capillary Permeability
Public MeSH Note: 66; was HEMATO-ENCEPHALIC BARRIER 1963-65
History Note: 66; was HEMATO-ENCEPHALIC BARRIER 1963-65
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Blood-Brain Barrier MeSH Descriptor Data 2024