Gap junctions are plasma membrane specializations characterized as aggregates of
intramembranous particles in two apposed membranes meeting particle-to-particle in the 2 …

Traditionally, all gap junctions have been considered to be identical in structure and function
throughout the animal kingdom. Functions ascribed to these membrane specializations have …

The formation of low resistance pathways is one of the most common forms of cellular
interaction. Since its discovery between neurons (40) this form of cell-to-cell communication …

Gap junctions are aggregates of transmembranous channels which bypass the extracellular
space by transporting messenger molecules and ions from one cytoplasmic source to an …

We have viewed the membrane specializations that occur at gap junctions from the inside
and outside of cells in replicas of quick-frozen and deep-etched samples. Gap junctions …

Both glycerol and glutaraldehyde, the two most commonly used chemical aids in freeze-
fracture studies, have been shown individually to affect the structure of certain membranes …

Publisher Summary Gap junction channels are often regarded by membranologists as an
unusual means of membrane permeability, having little in common with other membranous …

Gap junctions are known to present a variety of different morphologies in electron
micrographs and x-ray diffraction patterns. This variation in structure is not only seen …

Intercellular junctions are fundamental to the interactions between cells. By means of these
junctions, the activities of the individual cells that make up tissues are co‐ordinated …

Gap junctions are metabolic and electrotonic pathways between cells and provide direct
cooperation within and between cellular nets. They are among the cellular structures most …