bɪkˈʌz sˈɛɹəm ˈælbjuːmˌɪn kænˈɑːt kɹˈɔs ðə bˈæɹiɚ ænd vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɔːl ˈɛvənz blˈuː ɪz bˈaʊnd tʊ ˈælbjuːmˌɪn, nˈoːɹməli ðə nˈʊɹɹəl tˈɪʃuː ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌnstˈeɪnd.
Because serum albumin cannot cross the barrier and virtually all Evans blue is bound to albumin, normally the neural tissue remains unstained.