Describe the structure and function of the blood brain barrier.
There was general lack of understanding of the conceptual framework of the blood brain
barrier (BBB) and its function. To attain a pass, candidates were required to describe the
concept of BBB as a physical and a transport barrier, describe the role of tight junctions and
glial cells and identify important barrier functions with some examples of things commonly
transported across or excluded.
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