Term Name: establishment of blood-brain barrier
Synonyms: establishment of BBB, establishment of blood/brain barrier
Definition: Establishment of the barrier between the blood and the brain. The cells in the brain are packed tightly together preventing the passage of most molecules from the blood into the brain. Only lipid soluble molecules or those that are actively transported can pass through the blood-brain barrier.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060856]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: central nervous system development
is a type of: cell development
has subtype: establishment of endothelial blood-brain barrier establishment of glial blood-brain barrier
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of establishment of blood-brain barrier
positively regulated by: positive regulation of establishment of blood-brain barrier
regulated by: regulation of establishment of blood-brain barrier