1. Computational Modeling of the Skin Barrier
Arne Naegel, Michael Heisig, and Gabriel Wittum
2. In Vitro Human Skin Segmentation and Drug Concentration-Skin Depth Profiles
Ana Melero, Tsambika Hahn, Ulrich F. Schaefer, and Marc Schneider
3. Transcriptional Regulation of Epidermal Barrier Formation
Ambica Bhandari, Michael L. Salmans, William Gordon, and Bogi Andersen
4. Epidermal Permeability Barrier (EPB) Measurement in Mammalian Skin
Arup Kumar Indra and Mark Leid
5. Assessment of Permeability Barriers to Macromolecules in the Rodent Endometrium at the Onset of Implantation
Brent M. Bany and G. Scot Hamilton
6. Assessment of Intestinal Permeability in (Premature) Neonates by Sugar Absorption Tests
Willemijn E. Corpeleijn, Ruurd M. van Elburg, Ido P. Kema, and Johannes B. van Goudoever
7. Analysis of Epithelial Cell Shedding and Gaps in the Intestinal Epithelium
Carrie A. Duckworth and Alastair J. Watson
8. Studying Permeability in a Commonly Used Epithelial Cell Line: T84 Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Rino P Donato, Adaweyah El-Merhibi, Batjargal Gundsambuu, Kai Yan Mak, Emma R Formosa, Xian Wang, Catherine A Abbott, and Barry C Powell
9. Optimization of the Caco-2 Permeability Assay to Screen Drug Compounds for Intestinal Absorption and Efflux
Barry Press
10. Ouabain Modulates Cell Contacts as well as Functions that Depend on Cell Adhesion
Isabel Larre, Ruben G. Contreras, and Marcelino Cereijido
11. Monitoring of the Dynamics of Epithelial Dome Formation Using a Novel Culture Chamber for Long-Term Continuous Live-Cell Imaging
Judith Lechner, Daniel Hekl, Helmut Gatt, Markus Voelp, and Thomas Seppi
12. Measuring Permeability in Human Retinal Epithelial Cells (ARPE-19): Implications for the Study of Diabetic Retinopathy
Marta Garcia-Ramírez, Marta Villarroel, Lídia Corraliza, Cristina Hernández, and Rafael Simó
13. Analysis of Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Polarized Lung Epithelial Cells
Monika Strengert and Ulla G. Knaus
14. Permeability of Differentiated Human Urothelium In Vitro
Peter Rubenwolf and Jennifer Southgate
15. Phenotyping the Claudin 11 Deficiency in Testis: From Histology to Immunohistochemistry
Séverine Mazaud-Guittot, Alexander Gow, and Brigitte Le Magueresse-Battistoni
16. An In Vitro System to Study Sertoli Cell Blood-Testis Barrier Dynamics
Dolores D. Mruk and C. Yan Cheng
17. Analysis of Endothelial Barrier Function In Vitro
Yuping Wang and J. Steven Alexander
18. Role of Endothelial Cell-Cell Junctions in Endothelial Permeability
Armelle Le Guelte and Julie Gavard
19. In Vitro Analyses of Endothelial Cell Permeability
Elizabeth Monaghan-Benson and Erika S. Wittchen
20. Mechano-Transduction and Barrier Regulation in Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Kristina Giantsos, Mark Cluff, and Randal Dull
21. Role of Caveolin-1 in the Regulation of Pulmonary Endothelial Permeability
Yu Sun, Richard D. Minshall, and Guochang Hu
22. Assessment of Endothelial Permeability and Leukocyte Transmigration in Human Endothelial Cell Monolayers
Andreas Ludwig, Anselm