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Complex redundancy to build a simple epidermal permeability barrier.
Current opinion in cell biology - 1 Dec 2003
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To survive the transition from an aqueous in utero to a terrestrial ex utero environment, mice and humans must construct an epidermal permeability barrier in utero. Terminally differentiated epidermal cells, lipids and tight junctions are all essential to achieve this barrier. Recent analyses of...
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