THE PERMEABILITY OF RAT TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM : Keratinization and the Barrier to Water
Permeability barriers must exist in transitional epithelium to prevent the free flow of water from underlying blood capillaries through the epithelium into the hypertonic urine, and such a barrier has now been demonstrated in isolated bladders. This barrier is passive in function and can be destroy...
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Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1966
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2106894/ |