The blood-brain barrier is a specialized epithelium that prevents many materials from passing from the blood into the brain. The type of cell connections most likely present between the cells forming this barrier are
A) desmosomes.
B) gap junctions.
C) tight junctions.
D) plasma junctions.
E) Either desmosomes or gap junctions will produce the same results.
Ans: C) tight junctions.
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