What Is a Connexon

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Multiple Choice

What is a connexon?

• A) It is the name of each of the six proteins forming the pore of a gap junction.
• B) It is the portion of the extracellular space through which currents flow.
• C) It is an intracellular structure coupling adjacent organelles.
• D) It is an assembly of six proteins forming the pore of a gap junction.
• E) It is the name of the non-pore-forming portion of an electrical junction.

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