Preferred Label : blood-aqueous barrier;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : aqueous blood barrier; barrier, aqueous-blood; barrier, blood-aqueous; barriers, blood-aqueous; blood-aqueous barriers; aqueous-blood barrier; aqueous-blood barriers; barriers, aqueous-blood; blood aqueous barrier;
MeSH annotation : coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin
(IM);
Origin ID : D018916;
UMLS CUI : C0282544;
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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.