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Review
. 1996 Dec 15;180(2):433-44.
doi: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0317.

The extracellular matrix in epithelial biology: shared molecules and common themes in distant phyla

J Ashkenas  1 , J Muschler, M J Bissell
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The extracellular matrix in epithelial biology: shared molecules and common themes in distant phyla

J Ashkenas et al. Dev Biol. .
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Transverse section of an alveolus derived (a) from a lactating mammary gland in vivo and (b) from an alveolar-like sphere formed by primary mouse epithelial cells cultured on a reconstituted basement membrane. Reproduced with permission from Streuli and Bissell (1991).
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
Cross-section through a mature wing of Drosophila melanogaster. Junctional complexes containing integrins organize the cytoskeleton of intervein cells into transalar arrays and link the dorsal and ventral epithelial sheets at their basal surfaces. Vein cells contact laminin-containing channels and lack both junctional complexes and transalar structures.
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