Membrane ultrastructure COME BACK TO FINISH Flashcards
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what is a tight cell junction
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it seals neighbouring cells together in an epithelial sheet to prevent leakage
2
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What is a desmosome
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joins the intermediate filaments in one cell to a neighbour
3
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what is a gap junction
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allows passage of small water soluble ions and molecules
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what is a Hemi-desmosome
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anchor intermediate filaments in a cell to the basal lamina
5
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what are peroxisomes
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Small membrane bound organelles containing enzymes which oxidase long chain fatty acids.
-involved in synthesis of ATP in guconeogenesis
