The tight junctional protein occludin is found in the uterine epithelium of squamate reptiles

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 935-943

  Biazik, Joanna M ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occludin; Skinks; Tight junction; Uterine epithelium; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; TIGHT JUNCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; UTERUS;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35448993588     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0192-1     Document Type: Article

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