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Junctions Cells Tight Stop Substances Leaking Tissue Adhering

Text Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue. Adhering junctions form cementing to keep neighbour cells together. Gap junctions, analogous to desmotubules in plants, facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by connecting the cytoplasm of adjoining cells.

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