Expression and Function of Claudins in Hepatocytes

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 762, Issue , 2011, Pages 233-244

  Kojima, Takashi ^a   Sawada, Norimasa ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Claudins; Fence function; Hepatocytes; Occludin

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BILE CANALICULI; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLAUDINS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FREEZE FRACTURING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

RATTUS;

EID: 79960738912     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-185-7_16     Document Type: Chapter

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