Role of Extracellular Matrix in Pancreatic Diseases

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Accessible online at: http://BioMedNet.com/karger The extracellular matrix (ECM) has been traditionally thought of as the structurally stable material that provides support for cells and tissues. However, a number of discoveries over the past decades have changed this view. First, it has been shown that four major classes of macromolecules – the collagens, proteoglycans, structural glycoproteins, and elastin –...

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