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Four cases of choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) obtained at the time of surgical excision were examined by electron microscopy and compared with normal choroid plexus (CP) of mouse and chick. In apical tight junctions fusion of the two outer leaflets of the adjacent cytoplasmic membrane was verified as in CP. This fact suggests that there is a blood-CSF barrier not only in CP but also in CPP.
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Wakai, S., Matsutani, M., Mizutani, H. et al. Tight junctions in choroid plexus papillomas. Acta Neuropathol 45, 159–160 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691895
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