Discuss how some cells are directly linked by specialized cell junctions

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In tissues where the cells lie close to one another, CAMs provide some tissue cohesion as they "Velcro" adjacent cells together. In addition, some cells within given types of tissues are directly linked by one of three types of specialized cell junctions: (1) desmosomes (adhering junctions); (2) tight junctions (impermeable junctions); or (3) gap junctions (communicating junctions).

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