The roles of organic osmolytes in the response of epidermal tight junctions to environmental stress
The preservation of water is critical for terrestrial organisms and the epidermis of skin is a major permeability barrier to water loss from within the body. Epidermal barrier function is provided not only by the stratum corneum but also by the presence of tight junctions (TJs). However, cellular me...
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University of Manchester
2017
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