Formation of multilayers in the Caco-2 cell culture model: A confocal laser scanning microscopy study

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 460-465

  Rothen Rutishauser, Barbara ^a   Braun, Annette ^a   Günthert, Maja ^a   Wunderli Allenspach, Heidi ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caco 2; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Cytoarchitecture; In vitro intestinal epithelial model; Tight junctions; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL DIVISION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0034040837     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007585105753     Document Type: Article

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