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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Jul;124(1):3–22. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.038

Figure 1. Pathways of epithelial permeability.

Figure 1

Transcellular permeability is associated with solute or water movement through intestinal epithelial cells. Paracellular permeability is associated with movement in the intercellular space between epithelial cells and is regulated by tight junctions localized at the junction of the apical-lateral membranes.