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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 149, Number 1, April 3, 2000 13-16
Pores in the Wall: Claudins Constitute Tight Junction Strands Containing Aqueous Pores
Shoichiro Tsukitaa and
Mikio Furusea
a Department of Cell Biology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Yoshida-Konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
Correspondence to:
Shoichiro Tsukita, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. Tel:81-75-753-4372 Fax:81-75-753-4660