blood-brain barrier

Glia membranes {blood-brain barrier}| (BBB) {glial membrane} can surround nervous-system blood vessels, delay sodium and potassium ion passage, and block passage of other ions and molecules. BBB is interface between blood capillaries and brain tissue.

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