Medical Definition of Macula communicans

1. A junction between two cells consisting of many pores that allow the passage of molecules up to about 900D. Each pore is formed by an hexagonal array (connexon) of six transmembrane proteins (connexins) in each plasma membrane: when mated together the pores open, allowing communication and the interchange of metabolites between cells. Electrical synapses are gap junctions and metabolic cooperation depends upon the formation of gap junctions. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macula Communicans

mactated
mactates
mactating
mactation
mactations
mactators
mactra
mactras
macuahuitl
macuahuitls
macula
macula adherens
macula albida
macula atrophica
macula communicans (current term)
macula communis
macula corneae
macula cribrosa
macula densa
macula flava
macula germinativa
macula gonorrhoica
macula lactea
macula lutea
macula of saccule
macula of utricle
macula pellucida
macula retinae
macula sacculi

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