What kind of junctions are impermeable junctions that join the lateral edges of epithelial cells near their luminal borders, thus preventing movement of materials between the cells?
a. gap junctions
b. desmosomes
c. luminal junctions
d. plasma junctions
e. tight junctions
e
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