Concept information
Preferred term
Gap Junctions
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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aukkoliitos
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017629
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