NALT

Preferred term

gap junctions

Topic

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.

intercellular junctions

Use for the communication of neurons through direct electrical connections (electrical synapses); For the specialized junctions at which a neuron communicates with a target cell via chemical transmitters USE synapse.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

16190

Spanish

uniones comunicantes

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28576

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/27/17