Which of the following structures form(s) the blood–brain barrier?
a. Postsynaptic terminals c. Vascular endothelial cells
b. Pia mater d. Myelin sheath
C
The blood–brain barrier operates on the concept of tight junctions between adjacent cells and actually consists of three separate barriers: the endothelial cells of cerebral blood vessels, the epithelial cells of the choroid plexus, and the cells that form the outermost layer of the arachnoid.
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over 45 min. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word