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| How does the arachnoid stay open? |
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| as long as the pressure of the CSF is high than venous pressure |
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| Who first injected dye in body to realize brain didnt stain? |
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| What is Goldman responsible for? |
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| which substances diffuse quickly through CSF |
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lipid soluble/NONpolar substances
Ethyl OH |
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| Which substance is slowest to diffuse |
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| How does fructose diffuse through the brain? |
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| very slowly, no channels to transport it |
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| How is mannitol effective? |
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can't cross BBB
so it sucks water out of the brain |
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| Where are the tight junctions on the choroid plexus? |
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| this amino acid is needed heavily for metabolic tasks in the brain |
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| What does inflammatory system to treat CSF infections? |
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it breaks down BBB to get into CSF
Endothelial lining is also reactive to injury.
METALLOPROTEASES-initiate breakdown of BBB |
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