Compounds that diffuse passively across the blood-brain barrier

A) are lipid soluble.
B) do so in proportions equal to their presence in the bloodstream.
C) are water soluble.
D) move equally freely in both directions.
E) None of the answers are correct.


A) are lipid soluble.

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