Gap junctions and chemical synapses
β Scribed by Warner, Anne
- Book ID
- 109709672
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 273
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/273410a0
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Gap junctions (Gj) play an important role in the communication between cells of many tissues. They are composed of channels that permit the passage of ions and low molecular weight metabolites between adjacent cells, without exposure to the extracellular environment. These pathways are formed by the
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