Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier: a lesson from claudin-1-deficient mice.

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Published in J Cell Biol on March 11, 2002

Authors

Mikio Furuse1, Masaki Hata, Kyoko Furuse, Yoko Yoshida, Akinori Haratake, Yoshinobu Sugitani, Tetsuo Noda, Akiharu Kubo, Shoichiro Tsukita

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1: Department of Cell Biology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Yoshida-Konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.

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