The role of non-lamellar lipid structures in the formation of tight junctions

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-255

  Wegener, Joachim ^a   Galla, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epithelial endothelial barrier function; Inverted hexagonal (H(II)) phase; Non lamellar lipid phases; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 0030586197     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-3084(96)02585-6     Document Type: Article

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