The blood-tendon barrier: identification and characterisation of a novel tissue barrier in tendon blood vessels
Tissue barriers function as “gate keepers” between different compartments (usually blood and tissue) and are formed by specialised membrane-associated proteins, localising to the apicolateral plasma membrane domain of epithelial and endothelial cells. By sealing the paracellular space, the free diff...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AO Research Institute Davos
2016-05-01
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| Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol031/pdf/v031a19.pdf |