Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo LJ, Peng S, Luo Y, Xiao W. Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2011, 30: 296-323. PMID: 21704180, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter retinaPigment epitheliumTight junctionsBarrier functionOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBlood-tissue barriersTight junctional proteinsPhotoreceptor layerNeural retinaMetabolic alterationsRetinaEpitheliumClaudin compositionTransepithelial diffusionStem cellsJunctional proteinsClaudins