An important component of the intestinal barrier is the intercellular junctional complex, crucial for the maintenance of barrier integrity. Tight junctions (TJ)7 are a multifunctional complex that forms a seal between adjacent epithelial cells near the apical surface (13).
yeoman. 1  a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 2  British. a farmer who cultivates his own land. 3  History/Historical. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: peasant (Noun). A member of the lowly social class which toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture. peasant (Noun).