Modeling Extracellular Matrix-Cell Interactions in Lung Repair and Chronic Disease
The lung extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex and dynamic mixture of fibrous proteins (collagen, elastin), glycoproteins (fibronectin, laminin), glycosaminoglycans (heparin, hyaluronic acid) and proteoglycans (perlecan, versican), that are essential for normal lung development and organ health [....
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/8/2145 |