adhesive junction

adhesive junction
a type of intercellular junction that links cell membranes and cytoskeletal elements within and between cells, connecting adjacent cells mechanically. Examples include adherens junctions and desmosomes.

Adhesive junction as exemplified by a desmosome.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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