Abstract
Glial cells, in providing a framework for the nerve cells and their processes, establish numerous mutual contacts at which specialized cell junctions can be demonstrated by appropriate electron-microscopic procedures. Although thin-section electron microscopy is usually adequate to reveal distinct junctional appositions, freeze-fracture replicas are often required to define more precisely the features of the junctional membranes, thus providing a more reliable classification of the type of intercellular specialization(s) involved in the cell-to-cell contact. Freeze-fracture replicas are particularly useful in the classification of cell junctions in tissue culture.
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Mugnaini, E., Massa, P.T., Szuchet, S. (1987). Specialized Junctions of Glial Cells In Situ and In Vitro. In: Vernadakis, A., Privat, A., Lauder, J.M., Timiras, P.S., Giacobini, E. (eds) Model Systems of Development and Aging of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2037-1_11
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