Composition and Function of the Extracellular Matrix in the Human Body
Francesco Travascio
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an ensemble of non-cellular components present within all tissues and organs of the human body. The ECM provides structural support for scaffolding cellular constituents and biochemical and biomechanical support for those events leading to tissue morphogenesis, differentiation and homeostasis. Essential components of all ECMs are water, proteins and polysaccharides. However, their composition, architecture and bioactivity greatly vary from tissue to tissue in relation to the specific role the ECM is required to assume. This book overviews the role of the ECM in different tissues and organs of the human body.
წელი:
2016
გამომცემლობა:
InTech
ენა:
english
გვერდები:
365
ISBN 10:
9535124161
ISBN 13:
9789535124160
ფაილი:
PDF, 38.86 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016