English Explanatory Dictionary

tight junction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together to form a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid.

Word forms

tight junction tight junctions

Synonyms

zonula occludens
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