Structure and function of intercellular junctions in human cervical and vaginal mucosal epithelia

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Blaskewicz, Caitlin D ^a   Pudney, Jeffrey ^b   Anderson, Deborah J ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Epithelium; Junctions; Permeability; Vagina

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX MUCOSA; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA MUCOSA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960144852     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.090423     Document Type: Article

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