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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Dec 15, 2011; 2(6): 123-137
Published online Dec 15, 2011. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v2.i6.123
Published online Dec 15, 2011. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v2.i6.123
Enterocytes’ tight junctions: From molecules to diseases
Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece
Ismini Papageorgiou, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Aristidis Charonis, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
Author contributions: Assimakopoulos SF and Papageorgiou I wrote this review; Charonis A critically reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Stelios F Assimakopoulos, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece. sassim@upatras.gr
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Received: July 7, 2011
Revised: August 26, 2011
Accepted: October 31, 2011
Published online: December 15, 2011
Revised: August 26, 2011
Accepted: October 31, 2011
Published online: December 15, 2011
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