miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2020

The Extracellular Matrix, a Multitasking Marvel – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

The Extracellular Matrix, a Multitasking Marvel – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Source: Eva Mutunga and Kate Klein, University of the District of Columbia and National Institute of Standards and Technology. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.​



High-magnification photo of the kidney, with its internal composition rendered in magenta, neon green, and red.

The Extracellular Matrix, a Multitasking Marvel

We’re revisiting some of our most popular posts, and this week we’re highlighting the extracellular matrix. This gelatinous material, initially thought to be biological bubble wrap, became recognized as a dynamic component of all our tissues that guides cell shape, orientation, and function.

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