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The elementary features of the system are well known. The cerebrospinal fluid is secreted by the choroid plexuses and perhaps by the parenchyma of the brain. It percolates through the ventricular cavities and the subarachnoid space and is absorbed at the arachnoid villi and, depending on species, at other sites. But it is our task to examine the subject closely and critically and to single out especially areas of disagreement and misunderstanding. I have chosen to introduce the subject by reviewing several areas of controversy over the secretion and absorption of the fluid.
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Welch, K. (1975). Chairman”s Introduction. In: Lundberg, N., Pontén, U., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66086-3_3
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