GAP JUNCTIONS BETWEEN OPTIC-NERVE HEAD ASTROCYTES

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  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 16  (6) , 582-585
Abstract
Astrocytes of the primate [Aotus trivirgatus and Saimiri sciureus] and human optic nerve head were joined to each other by the gap junction type of intercellular membrane specialization as seen by EM. Although the precise function of these contacts was not fully determined, they may serve such diverse roles as adhesive bonding and intercellular electrical and chemical coupling.

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