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  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. intercellular junctions
  4. gap junctions

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gap junctions

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Definición

  • Information Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of connexins, the family of proteins which form the junctions.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings

    Tipo: Concept definition

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