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Observations using electron microscopy and freeze-etching techniques show that both metabolic coupling and ionic coupling in fibroblasts are associated with the appearance of “gap” junctions.
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GILULA, N., REEVES, O. & STEINBACH, A. Metabolic Coupling, Ionic Coupling and Cell Contacts. Nature 235, 262–265 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235262a0
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