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Abstract
The selectively permeable barrier, in the EYE, formed by the nonpigmented layer of the EPITHELIUM of the CILIARY BODY, and the ENDOTHELIUM of the BLOOD VESSELS of the IRIS. TIGHT JUNCTIONS joining adjacent cells keep the barrier between cells continuous.
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9 entry terms
- Aqueous-Blood Barrier
- Aqueous Blood Barrier
- Aqueous-Blood Barriers
- Barrier, Aqueous-Blood
- Barrier, Blood-Aqueous
- Barriers, Aqueous-Blood
- Barriers, Blood-Aqueous
- Blood Aqueous Barrier
- Blood-Aqueous Barriers
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23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)
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Previous Indexing
- Aqueous Humor (1966-1995)
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- National Library of Medicine. Blood-Aqueous Barrier. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018916. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018916
- Blood-Aqueous Barrier. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70195587