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Gap junctions : -

A

help to stop substences from leaking across a tissue .

B

perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together

C

provider stretchability to the epithelium

D

facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by connecting the cytoplane of adjoining cells .

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