Term Name:	maintenance of blood-brain barrier
Synonyms:	maintenance of BBB, maintenance of blood/brain barrier
Definition:	Maintaining the structure and function of the blood-brain barrier, thus ensuring specific regulated transport of substances (e.g. macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into the brain, and out of the brain into the blood circulation.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0035633]    QuickGO    AmiGO