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Accession
GO:0060857
Name
establishment of glial blood-brain barrier
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
establishment of glial BBB, establishment of glial blood/brain barrier
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Definition
Establishment of the glial barrier between the blood and the brain. The glial cells in the brain are packed tightly together preventing the passage of most molecules from the blood into the brain. Only lipid soluble molecules or those that are actively transported can pass through the blood-brain barrier. Source: GOC:dph, PMID:20080302, GOC:sart
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Parents of establishment of glial blood-brain barrier (GO:0060857)
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establishment of glial blood-brain barrier [is_a relation] is_a  glial cell development (GO:0021782)
establishment of glial blood-brain barrier [is_a relation] is_a  establishment of blood-brain barrier (GO:0060856)

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