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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808193003321

Titolo

Surface and interfacial aspects of cell adhesion / / edited by A. Carre and K.L. Mittal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands], : Boston, : VSP, 2011

Leiden : , : Boston : , : VSP

Boca, Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010, c2011

ISBN

0-429-08847-7

90-04-19080-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (545 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarreA (Alain)

MittalK. L. <1945->

Disciplina

571.6

Soggetti

Cell adhesion molecules

Cell adhesion

Surface active agents

Cellular control mechanisms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Fundamentals of cell adhesion -- pt. 2. Methods to study cell adhesion -- pt. 3. Surface treatments to control cell adhesion and behavior -- pt. 4. Cell adhesion in medicine and therapy.

Sommario/riassunto

Cell adhesion comes into play in almost all domains of life. The range of situations in which it occurs, involving organisms, living tissues, microorganisms or single cells, is endless. Cell adhesion is involved in the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix, or another cell using cell adhesion molecules. It is crucial in the formation and maintenance of coherent multicellular structures. Cell surface adhesion molecules (integrins, for example) which transmit information from the extracellular matrix to the cell play vital roles in numerous cellular processes. Some of these includ