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Intercellular junctions and the permeability barrier in human sebaceous glands
Author(s) -
KITSON N.,
LENNEP E. W.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1984.tb04684.x
Subject(s) - intracellular , cell junction , microbiology and biotechnology , permeability (electromagnetism) , skin barrier , chemistry , biophysics , biology , medicine , membrane , biochemistry , cell , dermatology
SUMMARY Human sebaceous glands were studied by electron microscopy using lanthanum tracer and freeze‐fracture methods. Gap junctions but no tight junctions were found. It is suggested that the essential permeability barrier may be formed by the secreted sebaceous neutral lipid.