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Peering through the Windows of the Brain

Author(s) -

Paul M. Gross,

A. Weindl,

Karl M. Knigge

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.167

H-Index - 193

eISSN - 1559-7016

pISSN - 0271-678X

DOI - 10.1038/jcbfm.1987.120

Subject(s) - circumventricular organs , ependyma , peering , cerebrospinal fluid , neuroscience , brain function , medicine , anatomy , biology , central nervous system , computer science , operating system , the internet

These seven specialized circumventricular structures of the mammalian brain represent windows with individualized structural characteristics permitting intimate contact between blood and cerebrospinal fluid, neurones and specialized ependyma-glia. These “Seven Windows of the Brain”, like the seven lucky deities of Japan, may each have a specific patron of body -brain function which they serve.1

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