| Term Name: | cell communication by chemical coupling |
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| Definition: | The process that mediates signaling interactions between one cell and another cell by the transfer of small, water-soluble molecules or metabolites between their adjacent cytoplasms via intercellular protein channels. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010643] QuickGO AmiGO |