Molecular structure of tight junctions and their role in epithelial transport

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 126-130

  Anderson, James Melvin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0035354574     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.3.126     Document Type: Article

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