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To explain: The reason for the passage of small molecular weight fluorescent molecules into adjacent cells from the gap junction.
Introduction: Dye coupling is the technique to examine the communication of the gap junction. This technique was discovered by Werner Loewenstein and his colleagues which explain the ability of small molecules to pass from one cell to another from the gap junction.
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To explain: The reason for the drastic increase in the passage of dye in the microglia cells when the concentration of calcium was increased.
Introduction: Dye coupling is the technique to examine the communication of the gap junction. This technique was discovered by Werner Loewenstein and his colleagues which explain the ability of small molecules to pass from one cell to another from the gap junction.
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