Basement membranes and cell movement

• Pubblicazione: London, : Pitman; Newark, NJ, USA, : Distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. (Medical Education Division), 1984
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 574.87/64
• Soggetto topico: Membrane, Basement; Cell migration; Cells - Motility
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
• 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
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• Titolo autorizzato: Basement membranes and cell movement
• ISBN: 0-470-72089-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019295103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novartis Foundation Symposia