Abstract
The author reviews modern information concerning the formation, flow and functions of the cerebrospinal fluid. Particular attention is given to the lymphatic-like features of the third circulation and to its importance as an internal milieu for nervous tissue.
MeSH terms
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Acetazolamide / pharmacology
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Animals
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Biological Transport, Active
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Blood-Brain Barrier
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Brain / metabolism
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Cats
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Cerebral Ventricles / metabolism
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Cerebrospinal Fluid* / metabolism
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Cerebrospinal Fluid* / physiology
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Choroid Plexus / metabolism
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Choroid Plexus / physiology
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Choroid Plexus / surgery
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Endothelium / enzymology
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus / physiopathology
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Lipid Metabolism
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Meninges / analysis
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Phosphotransferases / analysis
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Rabbits
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Regional Blood Flow
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Sodium Radioisotopes / metabolism
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Subarachnoid Space / metabolism
Substances
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Sodium Radioisotopes
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Phosphotransferases
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Acetazolamide