Intestinal mucosal barrier function in health and disease

Nature Reviews Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 799-809

  Turner, Jerrold R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN;

CELIAC DISEASE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOKINES; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 70350509805     PISSN: 14741733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nri2653     Document Type: Review

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