Basement Membranes : Cell and Molecular Biology / by Nicholas A. Kefalides, Jacques P. Borel.

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Kefalides, Nicholas A [author.]

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Series: Current topics in membranes ; v. 56.Publisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 428 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color))Content type:

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0121533565
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The early years of basement membrane research -- Morphology and ultrastructure of basement membranes -- Basement membranes in development -- Functions of basement membranes -- Structural macromolecules : type IV collagen -- Structural macromolecules : laminins, entactin/nidogen, and proteoglycans (perlecan, agrin) -- Minor proteins of basement membranes, minor collagens of the basement membrane zone -- Biosyntheses of basement membrane macromolecules -- Internal organization of basement membranes -- Contacts of basement membrane molecules with cell membranes -- Immune-mediated diseases involving basement membranes -- Genetically mediated and acquired basement membrane disorders -- Novel biological properties of peptides arising from basement membrane proteins.

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Summary: This book brings together the most important research developments of the past 45 years that have enriched our knowledge and contributed to a better understanding of the biochemistry and cell and molecular biology of basement membranes. It describes the studies that shed light on the ultrastructural organization, the biosynthesis of the macromolecular components, their functions in embryonic development and differentiation, and in the mature state. A major portion of the book is devoted to the description of the genes that regulate the expression of the various structural macromolecules. * Reviews the early years of research and the discovery of type IV collagen * Presents the diversity of basement membrane morphology * Discusses gene structure.

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This book brings together the most important research developments of the past 45 years that have enriched our knowledge and contributed to a better understanding of the biochemistry and cell and molecular biology of basement membranes. It describes the studies that shed light on the ultrastructural organization, the biosynthesis of the macromolecular components, their functions in embryonic development and differentiation, and in the mature state. A major portion of the book is devoted to the description of the genes that regulate the expression of the various structural macromolecules. * Reviews the early years of research and the discovery of type IV collagen * Presents the diversity of basement membrane morphology * Discusses gene structure.

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