Can gap junctions deliver?
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Gap Junctions
Gap junctions are sites of intercellular communication where cells are interconnected by small aqueous channels (Figure 1b). The term is morphological, for in transmission electron micrographs of thin sections, the unit membranes of the joined cells are seen to remain separated by a gap of about 2 nm (Figure 1a, inset). The gap of gap junctions distinguishes them from tight junctions, or zonula...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0005-2736
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.09.025