These two structures are separated by a special type of extracellular matrix, called the basement membrane. The basement membrane is thus the direct environment or supporting structure for epithelial ...

Carbonell, W. S., Ansorge, O., Sibson, N. & Muschel, R. The vascular basement membrane as “soil” in brain metastasis. PLoS One 4, e5857 (2009). An assumption ...

Hepatic fibrosis is a reversible wound healing response characterized by accumulation of extracellular ... to maintain the normal basement membrane-type matrix. However, numerous in vivo and ...

is a soluble form of basement membrane that provides high tensile strength, enhanced levels of entactin/nidogen, elevated protein concentration, and robust clarity and purity that ensures that the ...

Islet cells regulate insulin secretion through interactions with surrounding components of the extracellular matrix (ECM ... which includes ECM and basement membrane proteins—such as laminin ...

Some suPVMs detached from the vascular walls and released DNA ... but also facilitate neutrophil infiltration by degrading ...