Polarity and the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1057-1067

  Rizzolo, L J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Epithelial cell polarity; Retinal pigment epithelium; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; EYE DEVELOPMENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; CELL POLARITY; HUMANS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;

EID: 0030765276     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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