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The alpha(2) integrin subunit-deficient mouse: a multifaceted phenotype including defects of branching morphogenesis and hemostasis.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jul 2002
Chen Jianchun, Diacovo Thomas G, Grenache David G, Santoro Samuel A, Zutter Mary M
Abstract excerpt
The alpha(2)beta(1) integrin is a collagen/laminin receptor expressed on platelets, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells. To define the role of the alpha(2)beta(1) integrin in vivo, we created a genetically engineered mouse in which expression of the alpha(2)beta(1) integrin was completely eliminated. Mice deficient in the alpha(2)beta(1) integrin are viable, fertile, and develop normally with no...
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