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tight junction barrier: a standalone construct

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Cell biology

the selective seal between neighbouring epithelial cells that limits what passes between them.

In cell biology, tight junction barrier refers to the selective seal between neighbouring epithelial cells that limits what passes between them. This meaning comes from Anderson (2009) in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology.[1]

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References

Anderson, J. M., & Van Itallie, C. M. (2009). Physiology and Function of the Tight Junction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 1(2), a002584-a002584. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a002584

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