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Dictionary definition: transcellular pathway
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- A Dictionary of Biology
Copyright© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information)
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transcellular pathway
The route through cells. Substances moving across epithelia are mostly forced to pass through the epithelial cells, rather than passing between the cells (the
paracellular pathway
). This means that both the mucosal ...