Extracellular Matrix in Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: DeSimone, Douglas W. (Editor), Mecham, Robert P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Biology of Extracellular Matrix,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cytokines.; Growth factors.; Cell biology.; Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Developmental biology.; Life Sciences.; Developmental Biology.; Cell Biology.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Cytokines and Growth Factors.; Stem Cells.

Cells in the developing embryo depend on signals from the extracellular environment to help guide their differentiation. An important mediator in this process is the extracellular matrix – secreted macromolecules that interact to form large protein networks outside the cell. During development, the...