title: Epithelial biology.
abstract: The oral mucous membrane has features similar to skin but also differs in several ways. This paper reviews the aspects of epithelial biology necessary for an understanding of the vesiculoerosive disorders.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X, UK. c.scully@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: J-V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bagan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrozzo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eisen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escudier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farthing
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuffer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo Muzio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mignogna
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane; D015820:Cadherins / Q000502:physiology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002450:Cell Communication; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D011506:Proteins