What is the function of a gap junction?
- ATo stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
- BTo perform a cementing function to keep neighboring cells together.
- CTo facilitate communication between adjoining cells by connecting the cytoplasm for rapid transfer of ions,small molecules,and sometimes big molecules.
- DTo separate cells from each other.
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