choroid plexus
Britishnoun
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They focused on a small region called the choroid plexus, which is known as a major conduit of immune cells into the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
After a month, the fragments had organized themselves into primitive structures that could be recognized as developing brain regions such as retina, choroid plexus and cerebral cortex, the researchers explained in a telephone briefing.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2013
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced within the ventricles by a type of specialized membrane called a choroid plexus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The choroid plexus is a specialized structure in the ventricles where ependymal cells come in contact with blood vessels and filter and absorb components of the blood to produce cerebrospinal fluid.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is unnecessary to consider the small parts above the thalami, the choroid plexus of blood vessels, the fornix or strip of nerve membrane, and the septum lucidum or delicate fibres under the corpus callosum.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
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