BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER


Meaning of BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbləd-ˈbrān- ]

noun

Date: 1944

: a naturally occurring barrier created by the modification of brain capillaries (as by reduction in fenestration and formation of tight cell-to-cell contacts) that prevents many substances from leaving the blood and crossing the capillary walls into the brain tissues

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.