Answer
Gap junctions facilitate inter-cellular communications and allow the passage of entities-- ions, small molecules-from waste and nutrient substances to pass from cell to cell.
Work Step by Step
Chemical and electrical signals which regulate cell growth, differentiation, and maturatin are funneled through gap junctions. Also, small ions and small molecules pass through connexons oog gap junctions. Further, in muscle and nerve tissue, gap junctions facilitate the propagation and transmission of action potentials.
