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blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

n.

A barrier located at the tight junctions that surround and connect the cuboidal epithelial cells on the surface of the choroid plexus.

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Nearby words

blood-air barrier, blood-and-guts, blood-and-thunder, blood-aqueous barrier, blood-brain barrier, blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, blood-curdling, blood-drop emlets, blood-letting, blood-red, blood-stained

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