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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Gap Junctions
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Uniones Comunicantes
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Junções Comunicantes
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Synonyms English:
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Gap Junction
Junction, Gap
Junctions, Gap
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Tree Number:
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A11.284.149.165.420.471
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Definition English:
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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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See Related English:
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Connexins
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31452
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Unique Identifier:
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D017629
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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