What is it about?
Tight junctions are the key characteristic of epithelial tissue. They are intercellular junctions that bind cell together to form a monolayer that imposes a selective barrier between the internal media from the environment while, simultaneously, transports substances vectorially between these compartments.
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Why is it important?
We review the knowledge on tight junctions structure and function
Perspectives
This review describes and analyses the foundations on tight junctions structure and functions
Dr Rubén G. Contreras
Cinvestav
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This page is a summary of: Epithelial Tight Junctions, American Review of Respiratory Disease, December 1988, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/138.6_pt_2.s17.
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