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Basement membrane

Known as: Basement Membranes, membrane basement, Basement membrane of connective tissue 
A darkly stained mat-like EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) that separates cell layers, such as EPITHELIUM from ENDOTHELIUM or a layer of CONNECTIVE TISSUE… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Basement membranes are specialized extracellular matrices consisting of tissue-specific organizations of multiple matrix… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Basement membranes are thin sheets of extracellular proteins situated in close contact with cells at various locations in the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Normal human breast epithelial cells show a high degree of phenotypic plasticity in monolayer culture and express many traits… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Basement membranes are thin layers of a specialized extracellular matrix that form the supporting structure on which epithelial… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Collagen type IV, laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycans, nidogen (entactin) and BM-40 (osteonectin, SPARC) represent major… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
We have defined a signal responsible for the morphological differentiation of human umbilical vein and human dermal microvascular… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
We have studied the reconstitution of basement membrane molecules from extracts prepared from the basement membrane of the EHS… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
We have isolated a large noncollagenous glycoprotein, laminin, from a mouse tumor that produces basement membrane. The protein…