Talk:Tight junction
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Support. As I understand it, the terms zona occludens and tight junction are interchangeable.
Grammar question: I'm no physiologist, but isn't "zonula occludens" singular? The plural should be "zonulae occludentes."
Yes zona occludens and tight junction are interchangeable. I don't know a thing about latin (so somebody with some knowledge should answer the question above) but I have never seen the term "zonulae occludentes" and since it is not used it shouldn't be in the article. --hroest 15:33, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
"Tight junction" is the same thing as "zonula occludens." The plural of the latter is "zonulae occludentes." These terms are widely available in the tight junction literature.
