cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that...
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basement membrane is composed of two layers, the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. The underlying connective tissue attaches to the basal lamina with...
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thicker, such as basal lamina in lung alveoli and renal glomeruli). The layers of the basal lamina ("BL") and those of the basement membrane ("BM") are described...
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particles. Membranes can be generally classified into synthetic membranes and biological membranes. Biological membranes include cell membranes (outer coverings...
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Membrane technology encompasses the scientific processes used in the construction and application of membranes. Membranes are used to facilitate the transport...
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Glial scar (section Basal membrane)
It is composed of three layers with the basal lamina as the prominent layer. Molecularly, the basal membrane is created by glycoprotein and proteoglycan...
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epithelial cells arranged in layers upon a basal membrane. Only one layer is in contact with the basement membrane; the other layers adhere to one another...
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Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma or rodent ulcer, is the most common type of skin cancer. It often appears as a...
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Vaginal epithelium (section Basal cells)
cells. The basal membrane provides the support for the first layer of the epithelium-the basal layer. The intermediate layers lie upon the basal layer, and...
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Epithelial polarity (section Basal versus lateral)
'apical', 'lateral' and 'basal' plasma membrane domains. Epithelial cells connect to one another via their lateral membranes to form epithelial sheets...
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