Basement membrane in health and disease- an enigma to histopathologist
Journal Title: Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Basement membrane is known to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory tumor invasion metastases and autoimmune diseases A basement membrane BM is a thick sheet of extracellular matrix molecules upon which epithelial cells attach and form a boundary between epithelium and the connective tissue It also provides structural support for epithelial mesothelial and endothelial cells and surrounds adipocytes muscles and Schwann cells This literature review describes terminologies histology ultrastructure molecular aspects functions and histochemical studies of basement membrane in health and diseaseKeywords Basement membrane Extracellular matrix Health Disease
Authors and Affiliations
Vijaykumar Biradar, Namita Shrivastav, Priya Shree, Rakhee Sinha, Akhilanand Chaurasia
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- EP ID EP479798
- DOI 10.18231/2395-6194.2018.0024
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