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The distribution of intercellular junctions in the developing myotomes of the clawed toad.
Hayes BP
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The distribution of intercellular junctions between premyotomal and myotomal cells of Xenopus embryos has been described. Intermediate junctions, gap junctions, and small desmosomes are found between unsegmented mesoderm cells. In the region of myotome formation gap junctions appear to be absent, although close appositions of cell membranes are found. Both gap and intermediate junctions are numerous between cells of the segmented myotomes; they occur within the myotomes close to the myosepts and at interdigitations between the myotomes across the myosepts. Gap junctions between the myotomes are found in embryos that have hatched and can swim. The observed distribution of gap junctions is correlated with physiological data on electrical coupling. Electrical connections via gap junctions may produce contraction of the axial musculature remote from motor innervation.
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