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.
Recorded in several spelling forms including Waind, Wind, Wynd, Wain and Wean, this is an English topographical or nickname surname. It derives from the Pre 7th century Olde English gewind, and describes either a person who lived by a particulary windy place or a winding road.