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tight junc·tions

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Tight Junctions

    Cell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, p22)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tight junctions in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tight junctions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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