Assertion: morphine | /r/CapableOf | cross the blood-brain barrier
Facets:
value: because of poor lipid solubility
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Morphine can cross the blood-brain barrier but due its poor lipid solubility along with its rapid conjugation with glucaronic acid, it does not cross this barrier easily.
text: Morphine can cross the blood–brain barrier, but, because of poor lipid solubility, protein binding, rapid conjugation with glucuronic acid and ionization, it does not cross easily.