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. 2016 Mar 15;13:5. doi: 10.1186/s12987-016-0029-y

Table 1.

Chronology of the embryonic blood–brain barrier transport system formation

Morphological or physiological aspect Embryonic day (E)
Chick Rat
Closure of anterior neuropore/initial differentiation of eCSF protein content E1.7−E2 E10.5−E11
Brain cavity becomes physiologically sealed E3.5−E4 E12.4−E12.7
Transient embryonic blood–brain barrier starts to be physiologically functional A bit before E4 A bit before E12.7