Concept information
Preferred term
Gap Junctions
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Definition
- 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.
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In other languages
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French
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Jonctions gap
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Jonctions lacunaires
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K4056S13-B
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