GJ Cell Abbreviation

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Gap Junction

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A type of junction between animal cells that allows current or cellular material to pass from one cell to another.

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Gap Junctions

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 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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