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The epithelial intestinal barrier is made up of a single layer of columnar epithelial cells. The apical side of the barrier contains the mucosal layer. Drugs may penetrate the epithelial barrier either through the transcellular route (across the cell) or the paracellular route (between tight junctions). See text for other term explanations.
