Tight junctions in the skin: still a lot to learn
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19390
Abstract: The skin is one of the largest organs in the human body, and its main function is maintenance and regulation of the interface between body and external environment. The epidermis in particular plays a critical… read more here.
Keywords: organic osmolytes; barrier; water; tjs ... See more keywords
Alanine, proline and urea are major organic osmolytes in the snail Theodoxus fluviatilis under hyperosmotic stress
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.193557
Abstract: ABSTRACT Hyperosmotic stress may result in osmotic volume loss from the body to the environment in animals that cannot control the water permeability of their integument. Euryhaline animals (which have a wide tolerance range of… read more here.
Keywords: organic osmolytes; hyperosmotic stress; stress; alanine proline ... See more keywords