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Basement membrane diseases in zebrafish.
Methods in cell biology - 1 Jan 2011
Feitosa Natália Martins, Richardson Rebecca, Bloch Wilhelm, Hammerschmidt Matthias
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Basement membranes (BMs) are a complex, sheet-like network of specialized extracellular matrix that underlies epithelial cells and surrounds muscle cells. They provide adherence between neighboring tissues, permit some flexibility of these adherent structures, and can act as a store for growth factors and as a guide for cell migration. The BM is not just a static structure; its deposition and remodeling are...
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