tight junction
n=1
Cellular Gene Analgies
a: Tight junction ~
b: a zipper
What: "If a tight junction is like a zipper, a desmosome(DEZmo-some) is more like the snap on a pair of jeans, a patch
that holds cells together and enables a tissue to resist mechanical stress, but does not totally encircle a cell." p 179 of the linked pdf file, which is a bit long.
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2013 6:18 PM
# 3231 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.