Current concepts of extracellular matrix
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Current concepts of extracellular matrix
General principles of ECM organization are well known. Organized fibrous polymers, including collagens, elastins, and resilins, are embedded within an amorphous mixture of nonfibrous components as the fundamental theme. The need for inextensibility coupled with great strength mandates the presence of fibrous macromolecules, primarily those that aggregate into near crystalline arrays such as the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Science
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0949-2658
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-006-1012-2