permeability

Blood brain barrier BBB Locations: → Formed by TIGHT JUNCTIONS & FOOT PROCESSES OF ASTROCYTES. → ABSENT BBB = CIRCUMVENTRICULAR ORGANS (mnemonic – SOAP) → S= Subfornical organ; O – Organum Vasculosum of Lamina Terminalis; A – Area Postrema; P – Posterior Pituitary BBB Permeability: PERMEABLE Substance: • Glucose (GLUT-1), • Water (Aquaporin-4), • Gases […]