A specialized connection of two adjacent animal cell membranes such that the space usually lying between them is absent.
〔生〕紧密连接
Example sentencesExamples
The tight junctions between cells help to prevent microbial invasion.
Early in the disease process, there are copious amounts of pulmonary secretions, which are associated with gaps in the tight junctions.
Diffusion barriers have been formed in various cell membranes, including the tight junction, the neck of the bud of the budding yeast, and the boundaries between different compartments in the sperm.
The elastases disrupt the integrity of the epithelial barrier by disrupting epithelial cell tight junctions and interfering with mucociliary clearance.
A tight junction between the type I cell and brush cell occurs at this site.
Definition of tight junction in US English:
tight junction
noun
Biology
A specialized connection of two adjacent animal cell membranes such that the space usually lying between them is absent.
〔生〕紧密连接
Example sentencesExamples
A tight junction between the type I cell and brush cell occurs at this site.
The elastases disrupt the integrity of the epithelial barrier by disrupting epithelial cell tight junctions and interfering with mucociliary clearance.
The tight junctions between cells help to prevent microbial invasion.
Diffusion barriers have been formed in various cell membranes, including the tight junction, the neck of the bud of the budding yeast, and the boundaries between different compartments in the sperm.
Early in the disease process, there are copious amounts of pulmonary secretions, which are associated with gaps in the tight junctions.