Intestinal epithelial claudins: Expression and regulation in homeostasis and inflammation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1397, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 66-79

  Garcia Hernandez, Vicky ^a   Quiros, Miguel ^a   Nusrat, Asma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Claudins; Epithelium; Inflammation; Intestine; Mucosal barrier; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; CLAUDIN 1; CLAUDIN 12; CLAUDIN 18; CLAUDIN 2; CLAUDIN 3; CLAUDIN 4; CLAUDIN 5; CLAUDIN 7; CLAUDIN 8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHERENS JUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; DESMOSOME; DOWN REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; ION CURRENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CLAUDIN-1; CLAUDIN-3; CLAUDINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 85018926206     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13360     Document Type: Review

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