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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140343803321

Autore

Symposium CIBA Foundation

Titolo

Basement Membranesand Cell Movement [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

0-470-72089-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.838

Disciplina

574.87/64

574.8764

Soggetti

Cell migration -- Congresses

Cells, Motility -- Congresses

Membrane, Basement -- Congresses

Cell Movement

Basement Membrane

Cell Physiological Processes

Epithelium

Locomotion

Membranes

Tissues

Cell Physiological Phenomena

Movement

Anatomy

Physiological Processes

Phenomena and Processes

Physiological Phenomena

Physiology

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Health & Biological Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Basement membranes and cell movement; Contents; Introduction; The



ultrastructural organization and architecture of basement membranes; Discussion; Laminin, proteoglycan. nidogen and collagen IV: structural models and molecular interactions; Discussion; Proteoglycans in basement membranes; Discussion; Reichert's membrane as a model for studying the biosynthesis and assembly of basement membrane components; Discussion; Fibronectin: a versatile gene for a versatile protein; Discussion; Interac- tions of mammalian cells with collagen; Discussion

Studies on the molecular composition and degradation of type IV procollagenDiscussion; Peptide fragments of laminin and fibronectin promote migration (hapto- taxis and chemotaxis) of metastatic cells; Discussion; The laminin receptor and basement membrane dissolution: role in tumour metastasis; Discussion; Extracellular matrix components involved in neuromuscular transmission and regeneration; Discussion; Remodelling of the basement membrane: morphogenesis and maturation; Discussion

The regulation of basement membrane formation and cell-matrix interactions by defined supramolecular componentsDiscussion; General discussion Basement membranes and cell migration; Regulation of autoantibody responses to glomerular basement membrane in man and experimental animals; Discussion; The epidermal basement membrane: structure, ontogeny and role in disease; Discussion; Final general discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index