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SUBMITTER: Glover LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711342 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glover Louise E LE Colgan Sean P SP
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 20170901 Supplement_3
Mucosal tissues represent surfaces that are exposed to the outside world and provide a conduit for internal and external communication. Tissues such as the intestine and the lung are lined by layer(s) of epithelial cells that, when organized in three dimensions, provide a critical barrier to the flux of luminal contents. This selective barrier is provided through the regulated expression of junctional proteins and mucins. Tissue oxygen metabolism is central to the maintenance of homeostasis in t ...[more]