Glymphatic System

A vascular waste clearance system in the brain analogous to the lymphatic system that facilitates transporting of solutes and waste products from CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) and brain INTERSTITIAL FLUID (ISF). CSF from the SUBARACHNOID SPACE enters the brain periarterial spaces, into the interstitium via channels (e.g., AQUAPORIN 4 PROTEIN) on astrocytic endfeet and exchanges with brain ISF before perivenous drainage of solutes and waste.

Also Known As:

Brain Perivascular Spaces; Glymphatic Clearance System; Glymphatic Pathway; Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels; Virchow-Robin Spaces; Glymphatic Pathways; Lymphatic Vessel, Meningeal; Pathway, Glymphatic; Perivascular Space, Brain; Space, Virchow-Robin; Virchow Robin Space; Brain Perivascular Space; Meningeal Lymphatic Vessel; Virchow-Robin Space

Cardiovascular System
- Glymphatic System
Nervous System
- Central Nervous System
  - Brain
    - Glymphatic System
Hemic and Immune Systems
- Immune System
  - Lymphatic System
    - Glymphatic System

Cardiovascular System

Context: Research Results