gap junction
noun
: an area of contact between adjacent cells characterized by modification of the plasma membranes for intercellular communication or transfer of low molecular-weight substances
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Frank Winkler has started a glioblastoma trial targeting neurotransmitter receptors and gap junctions that are involved in signaling between neurons and cancer cells.
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
That's how electrical signals are transmitted through heart muscle to induce regular contractions: the pulses travel from cell to cell via connections called gap junctions.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2023
Cells have other options for exchanging molecules, most notably the structures called gap junctions and exosomes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
That's how electrical signals are transmitted through heart muscle to induce regular contractions: the pulses travel from cell to cell via connections called gap junctions.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2023
Cells have other options for exchanging molecules, most notably the structures called gap junctions and exosomes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
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gap junction
noun
: an area of contact between adjacent cells characterized by modification of the plasma membranes for intercellular communication or transfer of low molecular-weight substances
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