Blood–brain barrier
id:
blood-brain-barrier-208-3723748
title:
Blood–brain barrier
text:
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that regulates the transfer of solutes and chemicals between the circulatory system and the central nervous system, thus protecting the brain from harmful or unwanted substances in the blood. The blood–brain barrier is formed by endothelial cells of the capillary wall, astrocyte end-feet ensheathing the capillary, and pericytes embedded in the capillary basement membrane. This system allows the passage
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Semipermeable capillary border that allows selective passage of blood constituents into the brain
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%E2%80%93brain_barrier
date created:
2002-09-13T19:30:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T08:57:59Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q221694","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q221694"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Protective_barriers_of_the_brain.jpg","width":567,"height":768}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16