The development and function of the brain barriers – an overlooked consideration for chemical toxicity

It is well known that the adult brain is protected from some infections and toxic molecules by the blood-brain and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers. Contrary to the immense data collected in other fields, it is deeply entrenched in environmental toxicology that xenobiotics easily permeate the...

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Main Authors: Kiersten S. Bell, Katherine L. O’Shaughnessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Toxicology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ftox.2022.1000212/full