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Fig. 1 | Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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From: Permeability of the windows of the brain: feasibility of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the circumventricular organs

Fig. 1

a Cross-section of a blood vessel with a normal blood–brain barrier. b Circumventricular organ with a cross-section of a capillary with a fenestrated endothelium, with on the left half the secretory and on the right half the sensory type. Tanycytes monitor cerebrospinal fluid composition and pass this information to the circumventricular organ. Figure created with BioRender.com

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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

ISSN: 2045-8118