junctional complex


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junc·tion·al com·plex

the attachment zone between epithelial cells, typically consisting of the zonula occludens, the zonula adherens, and the macula adherens (desmosome).
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Caption: Figure 2: Cx channels form the intercellular junctional complex. TJ contains a complex of proteins spanning the intercellular cleft (occludin and claudin).
Function of Connexins in the Interaction between Glial and Vascular Cells in the Central Nervous System and Related Neurological Diseases
Apolar tissue: cells with polarities of any orientation, without apical belt-shaped junctional complexes, being submerged in the extracellular matrix (Rieger, 1986).
Organization and microanatomy of the Sclerolinum contortum trophosome (Polychaeta, Siboglinidae)
Dismantling of the apical junctional complex during EMT is necessary for epithelial cells to detach from one another and migrate away as individuals (Boyer et al., 2000).
Cell-cell adhesion in the cnidaria: insights into the evolution of tissue morphogenesis
Note the basement membrane (B) and junctional complex (J).
Ultrastructure of the Thyroid Gland in Adult West African Dwarf Goat (Capra hircus)/Ultraestructura de la Glandula Tiroides en la Cabra Enana Africana Occidental (Capra hircus)
Multiple abnormalities have been elucidated in junctional complexes of cancerous tissues [19, 20].
HER2 Basolateral versus Circumferential IHC Expression Is Dependent on Polarity and Differentiation of Epithelial Cells in Gastric/GE Adenocarcinoma
At higher magnification, the plasma membrane of these cells possessed abundant microvillar projections with junctional complexes joining adjacent cells (Figure 4(d)).
A Composite Renal Tumor with Dual Differentiation, Chromophobe and Collecting Duct Carcinoma
The basal plasmalemma showed tight junctional complexes with adjacent cell membrane and in certain areas distinct intercellular canaliculi were present between the cells.
Developmental Changes in the Parotid Salivary Gland of Prenatal Buffalo: An Ultrastructural Study/ Cambios en el Desarrollo de la Glandula Salival de la Parotida de Bufalo Prenatal: Un Estudio Ultraestructural
Furthermore, the mechanisms that affect adhesion molecules and junctional complexes and their significance in primary sclerosing cholangitis and extrahepatic cholestasis are elucidated.
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With his collaborators, Palade described a transport system across the endothelium and identified the so-called Weibel-Palade bodies which play a role in coagulation and inflammation; he also described the neuronal synapses, the tight junctions and junctional complexes in glomerular cells and the secretory pathways of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum towards the extracellular compartment.
Entering an unseen world and the discoveries of George Palade
The instrument will be used to measure parameters of cell monolayer formation and extent of cell contact through junctional complexes. The detection of these events and being able to distinguish between then can be achieved by impedance measures at different AC frequencies.
Spectral Impedance Cell Monitoring System
The junctional complexes between follicular cells in the apico-lateral borders were quite distinct with a prominent tight jun ction from which single cilium sometimes projected from it into the luminal colloid (Fig.1D).
Light and Electron Microscopic Study of Thyroid Gland in the African Giant Rat Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse
Several junctional complexes, including adherens junctions and tight junctions, participate in this process [6].
Knockdown of zebrafish blood vessel epicardial substance results in incomplete retinal lamination

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