Fascia adherens
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Fascia Adherens is a ribbon like structure that stabilizes non-epithelial tissue. Is similar to the Zonula Adherens or Adherens junction of epithelial cells but it's not belt-like. It's a broad intercellular junction in the longitudinal sections of an intercalated disk of cardiac muscle anchoring actin filaments. It helps to transmit contractile forces.[1]
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- ^ Histology" A Text and Atlas with Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology by Michael H. Ross and Mojciech Pawlina 5th edition
