Tight Junctions, Second Edition
Contributors: Marcelino Cereijido (Editor); James M. Anderson (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 26, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 792
ISBN-13: 9780849323836
Subjects: Cellular biology; Molecular Biology; Cytology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Tight junctions (Cell biology); Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Life Sciences - Cytology; Microbiology; Science / Cytology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology
First sentence: The ability of transporting epithelia to act as diffusion barriers between compartments with different composition and to withstand steep chemical and electrical gradients requires a seal between the cells (Figures 1.1 and 1.2); otherwise, these gradients would dissipate through the intercellular space.