| Name: | midbrain |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | mesencephalon |
| Definition: | The brain region between the forebrain anteriorly and the hindbrain posteriorly, including the tectum dorsally and the midbrain tegmentum ventrally. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000128] |
| Name: | regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | regulation of BBB permeability, regulation of blood/brain barrier permeability |
| Definition: | Any process that modulates blood-brain barrier permeability, the quality of the blood-brain barrier that allows for a controlled passage of substances (e.g. macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into and out of the brain. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:1905603] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | disrupted |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being interrupted of its normal course. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001507] |