Tight junctions, tight junction proteins and paracellular permeability across the gill epithelium of fishes: A review

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-281

  Chasiotis, Helen ^a   Kolosov, Dennis ^a   Bui, Phuong ^a   Kelly, Scott P ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Claudin; Gill; Mitochondrion rich cell; Occludin; Pavement cell; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; CLAUDIN 1; CLAUDIN 10; CLAUDIN 11; CLAUDIN 12; CLAUDIN 13; CLAUDIN 14; CLAUDIN 19; CLAUDIN 2; CLAUDIN 23; CLAUDIN 26; CLAUDIN 27; CLAUDIN 28; CLAUDIN 29; CLAUDIN 3; CLAUDIN 30; CLAUDIN 31; CLAUDIN 32; CLAUDIN 33; CLAUDIN 4; CLAUDIN 5; CLAUDIN 6; CLAUDIN 7; CLAUDIN 8; FRESH WATER; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCESSORY CELL; ACIPENSERIFORMES; ACTIN FILAMENT; ATLANTIC SALMON; CARTILAGINOUS FISH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPITHELIUM CELL; FISH; FLUID BALANCE; GILL; GOLDFISH; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUFFER FISH; RAINBOW TROUT; REVIEW; TELEOST; TIGHT JUNCTION; TROUT; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; FISH PROTEINS; FISHES; GILLS; PERMEABILITY; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 84869159074     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.05.020     Document Type: Review

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