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Barrier thickness matters

Nature Nanotechnology volume 6, pages 758–759 (2011)Cite this article

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Signals that damage cells grown underneath a cellular barrier are transmitted only when the barrier is more than one layer thick.

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Figure 1: Epithelial thickness defines damage to underlying cells.

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  1. Berthold Huppertz is in the Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology of the Medical University of Graz, Graz 8010, Austria,

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Huppertz, B. Barrier thickness matters. Nature Nanotech 6, 758–759 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.206

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