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Integrin expression in human bone
1 May 1993
Abstract excerpt
Integrins are a family of heterodimeric transmembrane glycoproteins that are known to mediate cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Members of the VLA (very late activation) family, which consists of beta 1 integrin in association with the VLA alpha chains (alpha 1-6), mediate adhesion of a wide range of cells to matrix proteins, such as fibronectin, collagen, and laminin, and may therefore be important for...
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