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Tight Junctions

Tight Junction

Tight Junction

An electron micrograph showing a tight junction in rat kidney tissue. The three dark lines of density correspond to the tight junction and the light lines in between correspond to the paracellular space.

This image is an electron micrograph showing a tight junction in rat kidney tissue. The three dark lines can be seen in the center of the image; these dark lines of density correspond to the tight junction and the light lines in between correspond to the paracellular space.

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