Tight Junctions

Synonyms

Junction, Occluding

Junction, Tight

Junctions, Occluding

Junctions, Tight

Occluden, Zonula

Occludens, Zonula

Occluding Junction

Occluding Junctions

Tight Junction

Zonula Occluden

Zonula Occludens

Cell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, p22)