The mucosal barrier at a glance

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 307-314

  France, Marion M ^a   Turner, Jerrold R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier function; Epithelia; Intestinal disease; Mucosa; Permeability; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; MUCIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADHERENS JUNCTION; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DISEASES; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MUCOSAL BARRIER; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; MUCOSA; PERMEABILITY;

ACTOMYOSIN; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CLAUDINS; HUMANS; MUCINS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 85010878226     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.193482     Document Type: Article

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