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E-Cadherin and Transglutaminase-1 Epithelial Barrier Restoration Precedes Type IV Collagen Basement Membrane Reconstruction following Vocal Fold Mucosal Injury

The vocal fold epithelium is critical to upper airway immunologic defense and water/ion transport; therefore, any form of physical trauma or insult increases the vulnerability of this structure to functional impairment and pathogen invasion/infection. In this study, we examined the reestablishment o...

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Main Authors: Ling, Changying, Raasch, Jennifer L., Welham, Nathan V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3064938/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20962500
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000318605
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