| Term: | midbrain regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | midbrain |
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| Synonyms: | mesencephalon |
| Definition: | The brain region between the forebrain anteriorly and the hindbrain posteriorly, including the tectum dorsally and the midbrain tegmentum ventrally. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000128] |
| Name: | regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability |
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| Synonyms: | regulation of BBB permeability, regulation of blood/brain barrier permeability |
| Definition: | Any process that modulates blood-brain barrier permeability, the quality of the blood-brain barrier that allows for a controlled passage of substances (e.g. macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into and out of the brain. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:1905603] QuickGO AmiGO |