Term Name: | maintenance of blood-brain barrier |
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Synonyms: | maintenance of BBB, maintenance of blood/brain barrier |
Definition: | Maintaining the structure and function of the blood-brain barrier, thus ensuring specific regulated transport of substances (e.g. macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into the brain, and out of the brain into the blood circulation. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035633] QuickGO AmiGO |