Tight junctions and tight junction proteins in mammalian epidermis

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-294

  Brandner, Johanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Claudin; Infection; JAM; Occludin; Permeation; Skin; Skin disease; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE A; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EPIDERMIS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; KERATINOCYTE; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE STRATUM GRANULOSUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSORIASIS; SKIN STRUCTURE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 67349276621     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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