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Apical tight junction between two trophoblast cells

Apical tight junction between two trophoblast cells

Very high power TEM of an apical tight junction in the appositional region of two trophoblast cells of a mid blastocyst, stage 3 embryo, 96-120 hours post-insemination (x103,000). Asterisks indicate the boundaries of the underlying microfilaments. Inset is a low magnification showing the location of tight junctional regions between trophoblast cells (original magnification x5,000). The boxed in area is the location of the tight junctional region on the left. Asterisks mark more basal tight junctional regions.

G = annular gap junction

From: Gualtieri et al., 1992. Reproduced with permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons.

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Keywords: annular gap junction, apical tight junction, blastocyst(s), microfilament(s), tight junction, trophoblast cells


Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.