Gap Junctions Allow Passage of Ions and Small Proteins from One

question 130

Multiple Choice

Gap junctions allow passage of ions and small proteins from one cell to the next through small channels called

• A) plasmodesmata.
• B) desmosomes.
• C) desmotubules.
• D) receptor proteins.
• E) connexons.

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