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Tight junctions: from simple barriers to multifunctional molecular gates

Zihni, Ceniz, Mills, Clare, Matter, Karl, Balda, Maria S.·2016·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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Zihni, C., Mills, C., Matter, K., & Balda, M. S.
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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2016-06-29
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17
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10.1038/nrm.2016.80
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