| Literature DB >> 10607583 |
J M Anderson1, C M Van Itallie.
Abstract
The claudins have recently been identified as a large family of transmembrane proteins located at tight junctions between epithelial cells; they create the paracellular diffusion barrier and, surprisingly, may also confer channel-like selectivity for passage of solutes through the tissue barrier.Mesh:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10607583 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)80105-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834