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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Gap junction-mediated intercellular signalling in health and disease / [David Becker and Gail Cardew].

Gap junctions / edited by Michael V.L. Bennett, David C. Spray.

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Gap junction-mediated intercellular signalling in health and disease / [David Becker and Gail Cardew].

Gap junctions / edited by Michael V.L. Bennett, David C. Spray.