Claudin-5 is restricted to the tight junction region of uterine epithelial cells in the uterus of pregnant/gravid squamate reptiles

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-556

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Claudin 5; Skinks; Tight junction; Uterine epithelium; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 5; ION; OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; POROSITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REPTILE; SIEVE TUBE; TIGHT JUNCTION; UTERUS; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; OVIPARITY; PREGNANCY; REPTILIAN PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; UTERUS; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 43149111598     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20677     Document Type: Article

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