What is the blood-brain barrier? A molecular perspective: Cerebral vascular biology

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Blood-Brain Barrier 100%
• Blood Vessels 60%
• Brain 50%
• Nutrients 25%
• Osmoregulation 21%
• Micronutrients 16%
• Tight Junctions 16%
• Protein Transport 16%
• Proteins 16%
• Nucleosides 15%
• Blood Proteins 13%
• Endothelium 13%
• Glycoproteins 12%
• Microscopy 12%
• Membrane Proteins 12%
• Pharmaceutical Preparations 12%
• Coloring Agents 12%
• Leukocytes 11%
• Acids 11%
• Cell Membrane 10%
• Amino Acids 10%
• Glucose 9%

Chemical Compounds

• Protein 42%
• Macronutrient 40%
• Monocarboxylic Acid 33%
• Nutrient 27%
• Nucleoside 23%
• Glucose 19%
• Dye 16%
• Plasma 15%
• Diffusion 15%
• Energy 12%
• Acid 8%