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. 1962 Aug 31;137(3531):670-2.
doi: 10.1126/science.137.3531.670-a.

Intercellular Connection between Smooth Muscle Cells: the Nexus

M M Dewey, L Barr

Intercellular Connection between Smooth Muscle Cells: the Nexus

M M Dewey et al. Science. .

Abstract

High-resolution electron microscopy has revealed that the regions of contact between smooth muscle cells from dog intestine are areas of fusion of adjacent cell membranes. For morphological and functional reasons this type of contact between excitable cells has been termed a nexus.

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