MICROVILLAR MEMBRANE SHEDDING; A NOVEL ASPECT OF BRUSH BORDER FUNCTION REGULATED BY MYOSIN-1A

Epithelial cells lining the lumen of the small intestine, called enterocytes, possess an exquisitely ordered array of microvilli collectively referred to as the brush border (BB). Microvilli are actin-rich membrane protrusions that cover the apical surface of most epithelial cell types; within micro...

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Main Author: McConnell, Russell E.
Other Authors: James R. Goldenring
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03192010-154740/