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Intercellular Connection between Smooth Muscle Cells: the Nexus

1962; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 137; Issue: 3531 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.137.3531.670.b

1095-9203

Maynard M. Dewey, Lloyd Barr,

Ion Transport and Channel Regulation

High-resolution electron microscopy has revealed that the regions of contact between smooth muscle cells from dog intestine are areas of fusion of adjacent cell membranes. For morphological and functional reasons this type of contact between excitable cells has been termed a nexus.