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  • noun cytology A connexin channel formed between two cells

Etymologies

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hemi- +‎ channel

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Examples

  • Fleming CR (2005) Gap junctional hemichannel-mediated ATP release and hearing controls in the inner ear.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ning Yu et al. 2009

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