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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 28, Problem 2SA
_________ allow cardiac muscle cells to contract in unison.
a. Tight junctions | c. Gap junctions |
b. Adhering junctions | d. all of the above |
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