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tight junctionnoun
An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together forming a virtual impermeable barrier to fluid
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Tight junction
Tight junctions, or zonula occludens, are the closely associated areas of two cells whose membranes join together forming a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid. It is a type of junctional complex present only in vertebrates. The corresponding junctions that occur in invertebrates are septate junctions.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tight junction in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tight junction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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