Biology and Regulation of Blood-Tissue Barriers

This book was written by many outstanding investigators who have spent decades to study different aspects of bloodỚ<U+0018>tissue barrier function. They have summarized some of the latest and fascinating development in their fields of research including the bloodỚ<U+0018>brain barrier,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cheng, C. Yan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,
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Table of Contents:
  • Regulation of Permeability Across the BloodỚ<U+0018>Brain Barrier
  • Drug Transporters at Brain Barriers: Expression and Regulation by Neurological Disorders
  • The BloodỚ<U+0018>Retina Barrier: Tight Junctions and Barrier Modulation
  • The Inner BloodỚ<U+0018>Retinal Barrier: Molecular Structure and Transport℗ Biology
  • Endothelial and Epithelial Barriers in GraftỚ<U+0018>VersusỚ<U+0018>Host Disease
  • Structure and Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junctions: Current Concepts and Unanswered Questions
  • Polarity Protein Complex Scribble/Lgl/Dlg and Epithelial Cell Barriers
  • The BloodỚ<U+0018>Biliary Barrier, Tight Junctions and Human Liver Diseases
  • The BloodỚ<U+0018>Follicle Barrier (Bfb) in Disease and in Ovarian Function
  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Epithelial Barrier of the Female Reproductive Tract: Role of Ion Channels
  • The BloodỚ<U+0018>Epididymis Barrier and℗ Human Male Fertility
  • BloodỚ<U+0018>Tissue Barriers: Morphofunctional and Immunological Aspects of the BloodỚ<U+0018>Testis and BloodỚ<U+0018>Epididymal Barriers
  • Gap Junctions and BloodỚ<U+0018>Tissue Barriers
  • Transcriptional Regulation of Cell Adhesion at the BloodỚ<U+0018>Testis Barrier and Spermatogenesis in the Testis
  • cỚ<U+0018>Src and cỚ<U+0018>Yes are Two Unlikely Partners of Spermatogenesis and Their Roles in BloodỚ<U+0018>Testis Barrier Dynamics
  • Role of PỚ<U+0018>Glycoprotein at the BloodỚ<U+0018>Testis Barrier on Adjudin Distribution in the Testis: a Revisit of Recent Data
  • The Apical Ectoplasmic SpecializationỚ<U+0018>BloodỚ<U+0018>Testis Barrier Functional Axis is a Novel Target for Male Contraception.