The tight junction of main pancreatic duct epithelial cells is a morphometrically dynamic structure altered by intraductal hypertension

Medical Electron Microscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 146-152

  Akao, S ^a   Kiumi, Fumimasa ^a  

^a DOKKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Freeze fracture; Main pancreatic duct; Morphometry; Paracellular permeability; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FREEZE FRACTURE; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS JUICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FREEZE FRACTURING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PRESSURE; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0036709797     PISSN: 09184287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007950200018     Document Type: Article

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