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Distinct patterns of microvascular endothelial cell morphology are determined by extracellular matrix composition.
Endothelium : journal of endothelial cell research - 1 Jan 2000
Dye J, Lawrence L, Linge C, Leach L, Firth J, Clark P
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM) play important roles in angiogenesis but whether specific ECM signals can determine specific cellular morphologies is unclear. The authors compared in vitro ECM-induced morphological responses of the phenotypically distinct human placental microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) with large vessel endothelial cells (HUVECs). HPMECs showed distinct...
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