Vocabulary
- Gap Junctions: A connection that is made between the cytoplasm of two cells.
Gap junctions allow ions and molecules to pass through from cell to cell.
- Tight Junctions: When the membrane of two proteins are connected.
Tight junctions limit the passage of certain ions that want to pass through.
- Desmosomes: Localized patches that hold two cells together.
Desmosomes are attached to intermediate filaments.
Works Cited:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Gap_cell_junction-en.svg/2000px-Gap_cell_junction-en.svg.png
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742079/
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/J/Junctions.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/problem_sets/membranes/graphics/desmosomes.gif
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