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Tight Junctions

Known as: Occludens, Zonula, Junctions, Occluding, Zonula Occluden 
Found near the apical surface of cells in simple epithelia. Forms a sealing "gasket" around the cell by the fusion of adjacent cell membranes which… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Separation of distinct body, organ and tissue compartments, and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity require tight junctions… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
ABSTRACT We report sporadic cases of a severe gastroenteritis associated with Vibrio cholerae serogroup O141. Like O1 and O139… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Using freeze-fracture techniques, we have examined the morpholog of tight junction networks found along the length of the… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Once embryonic cells have begun a course of somatic differentiation, they are characterized by a remarkable degree of…