loading...| Preferred Name |
blood brain barrier |
| Synonyms |
blood-brain barrier BBB |
| Definitions |
Cell layer consisting of lining cells that separates the central nervous system and the bloodstream. The BBB may consist of endothelial cells or glial cells. An endothelial barrier may have arisen independently several times during evolution. In bichir and lungfish the barrier is formed by brain endothelial cells, while in sturgeon it is formed by a complex perivascular glial sheath, but with no detectable tight junctions. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000120 |
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UMLS:C0005854 Wikipedia:Blood-brain_barrier NCIT:C13194 MESH:D001812 |
| definition |
Cell layer consisting of lining cells that separates the central nervous system and the bloodstream. The BBB may consist of endothelial cells or glial cells. An endothelial barrier may have arisen independently several times during evolution. In bichir and lungfish the barrier is formed by brain endothelial cells, while in sturgeon it is formed by a complex perivascular glial sheath, but with no detectable tight junctions. |
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blood-brain barrier |
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uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
BBB |
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UBERON:0000120 |
| label |
blood brain barrier |
| notation |
UBERON:0000120 |
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blood brain barrier |
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