The extracellular matrix at a glance

2010/12/01 by Christian Frantz, Kathleen M. Stewart, Valerie M. Weaver · 4,305 citations
Materials Science · Medicine · #Biology #Cell Adhesion Molecules Research #Cell biology #Computational biology #Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications #Evolutionary biology #Extracellular matrix #Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

paper · open access · doi:10.1242/jcs.023820

published in Journal of Cell Science 123(24), 4195-4200 (The Company of Biologists)

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Abstract

![Figure][1] The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the non-cellular component present within all tissues and organs, and provides not only essential physical scaffolding for the cellular constituents but also initiates crucial biochemical and biomechanical cues that are required for tissue

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