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Specialized Endothelial Cells in the Brain Are Responsible for Much

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Specialized endothelial cells in the brain are responsible for much of the function of the blood-brain barrier. Which of the following characteristics allow this specialized activity?


A) gap junctions between cells
B) tight junctions between cells
C) transport proteins that allow glucose to cross from the circulation into the CSF
D) transport proteins that allow oxygen to cross from the circulation into the CSF
E) b and c only
F) b, c and d only

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