blood-brain barrier
blood-brain barrier
Definition
blood·-brain· barrier (blud′brān′)
noun
Physiol. the barrier created by the walls of the capillaries of the brain that prevents certain substances, as most proteins and drugs, from passing from the blood into the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid
blood-brain barrier
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cross: Elan researchers have recently shown for the first time that certain monoclonal antibodies can cross the blood-brain barrier.
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