Medical Definition of Intermediate junction

1. Specialised intercellular junction in which the membranes are separated by 15-25nm and into which are inserted microfilaments. Similar in structure to two apposed focal adhesions, though this may be misleading. Microfilaments inserted into the zonula adherens may interact (via myosin) with other microfilaments to generate contraction. Constitute mechanical coupling between cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intermediate Junction

intermediate cuneiform bones
intermediate density lipoprotein
intermediate disk
intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve
intermediate filament
intermediate filament proteins
intermediate filaments
intermediate frequency
intermediate ganglia
intermediate great muscle
intermediate haemorrhage
intermediate heart
intermediate host
intermediate hypothalamic region
intermediate image plane
intermediate junction (current term)
intermediate lacunar lymph node
intermediate lacunar node
intermediate lamella
intermediate language
intermediate languages
intermediate laryngeal cavity
intermediate layer
intermediate layer of the transversospinalis muscles
intermediate line of iliac crest
intermediate lumbar lymph nodes
intermediate mesoderm
intermediate nerve
intermediate part

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