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The Blood–Brain Barrier

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This figure shows that (a) the cells that form the walls of the capillaries in the body outside the brain have gaps that permit the free passage of substances into and out of the blood, and (b) the cells that form the walls of the capillaries in the brain are tightly joined.
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