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Tight Junctions

Cell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, p22)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): A11.284.149.165.420.820

MeSH Unique ID: D019108

Entry Terms:

  • Junctions, Tight
  • Junction, Tight
  • Tight Junction
  • Occluding Junctions
  • Junction, Occluding
  • Junctions, Occluding
  • Occluding Junction
  • Zonula Occludens
  • Occludens, Zonula
  • Occluden, Zonula
  • Zonula Occluden

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