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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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Basal laminaBowman MembraneGlomerular Basement MembraneStructure of Descemet's membrane
Basement Membrane-Specific Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Core ProteinBasement membrane Ab pattern:Imp:Pt:Ser:Nom:IFBasement membrane Ab.IgG:ACnc:Pt:Ser:QnBasement membrane Ab.IgG:PrThr:Pt:Ser:Ord

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Endothelium of lymphatic vesselEndothelium of sinusoidEpitheliumEpithelium of small intestine

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1992
1992
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia With an IgM-? Antiepidermal Basement Membrane Zone Antibody
• Background.— Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a lymphoplasmacytoid cell malignant neoplasm associated with a monoclonal IgM… 
1986
1986
Biosynthesis of interstitial and basement membrane collagens in pulmonary fibrosis.
We have investigated the synthesis and matrix deposition of interstitial and basement membrane collagens in a rat model of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Immune complex orchitis in infertile men. Immunoelectron microscopy of abnormal basement membrane structures.
Testicular biopsies from 30 patients with fertility disorders were investigated by peroxidase-labeled antibodies against IgG and… 
1982
1982
Intracellular localization of basement membrane precursors in the endodermal cells of the rat parietal yolk sac. I. Ultrastructure and phosphatase activity of endodermal cells.
The parietal layer of the rat yolk sac includes a 5 microliter thick sheet known as Reichert's membrane that exhibits properties… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
BASEMENT MEMBRANES AND BIOLOGICAL THIXOTROPY: A NEW HYPOTHESIS
&NA; As the evolutionary descendants of the fresh water coelenterate mesogloea, basement membranes with similar chemical… 
1980
1980
Influence of diabetes control on synthesis of protein and basement membrane collagen in isolated glomeruli of diabetic rats
  • Ch. HasslacherPeter Wahl
  • Research in experimental medicine. Zeitschrift…
  • 1980
  • Corpus ID: 20992863
SummaryDiabetic rats were treated with insulin at various dosages and for various periods of time. The influence of metabolic… 
1980
1980
Characterization of bovine anterior-lens-capsule basement-membrane collagen. 1. Pepsin susceptibility, salt precipitation and thermal gelation: a property of non-collagen component integrity.
Basement membrane collagen was extracted sequentially from bovine anterior lens capsules by repeated pepsinization at very low… 
1979
1979
Muscle capillary basement membrane width in genetic prediabetes.
Abstract Muscle capillary basement membrane width (MCBMW) was determined in 30 offspring with normal glucose tolerance of proven… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Release of platelet-activating factor and histamine. I. Effect of immune complexes, complement and neutrophils on human and rabbit mastocytes and basophils.
Immune complexes (ICs) triggered the degranulation of basophils/mastocytes in rabbit and man, thus releasing histamine and… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Role of fenestrated basement membrane in lymphatic absorption from peritoneal cavity.
Polystyrene spheres with a range from chylomicron size up to 30 µ were injected into the peritoneal cavity of mouse, rat and cat…