Abstract:Globalmente podemos considerar la existencia de tres tipos de uniones intercelulares (Esquema 2): las uniones estrechas o tight junctions, los desmosomas y las uniones comunicantes o gap junctions.Las uniones estrechas son regiones diferenciadas de la membrana plasmática que sellan el espacio intercelular. Su función principal es impedir el transporte paracelular. Por otro lado, la adhesión mecánica entre célula y célula se mantiene, fundamentalmente, gracias a los desmosomas, confiriendo así, rigidez al tejid… Show more
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