Cell adhesion to the apical pole of epithelium: a function of cell polarity.

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Cell adhesion to the apical pole of epithelium: a function of cell polarity.

European journal of cell biology - 1 Feb 1995

Thie M, Harrach-Ruprecht B, Sauer H, Fuchs P, Albers A, Denker H W

Abstract excerpt

Human uterine epithelium displays a distinct polarized organization with apical, lateral, and basal plasma membrane domains. Although non-adhesive throughout most of the menstrual cycle, epithelial cells allow attachment of trophoblast cells to their apical pole during embryo implantation. A rece...

Topics

Cadherins
Cell Adhesion
Cell Membrane
Cell Polarity
Endometrium
Epithelial Cells
Epithelium
Female
Humans
Integrins
Phenotype
Trophoblasts
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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