Tight Junctions

• Main Author: Gonzalez-Mariscal, Lorenza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Cell biology.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

ight junctions (TJs) are cell-ceil adhesion belts that encircle epithelial and endothelial cells at the limit between the apical and the lateral Tmembrane. These junctions are crucial for the establishment of separate compartments in multicellular organisms and for the exchange of substances between...