Physiological relevance of epithelial geometry: New insights into the standing gradient model and the role of LI cadherin.

We introduce a mathematical model of an absorbing leaky epithelium to reconsider the problem formulated by Diamond and Bossert in 1967: whether "… some distinctive physiological properties of epithelia might arise as geometrical consequences of epithelial ultrastructure". A standing gradie...

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Main Authors: Yana Vereshchaga, Nikita Arnold, Werner Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208791