The extracellular matrix: Structure, composition, age-related differences, tools for analysis and applications for tissue engineering

Journal of Tissue Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kular, Jaspreet K ^a,b   Basu, Shouvik ^a   Sharma, Ram I ^a,b,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; connective tissue; Extracellular matrix; scaffolds; tissue engineering; wound healing

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

'CURRENT; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES; CELLULAR PROCESS; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; MATRIX STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT NETWORKS; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; WOUND HEALING;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; TENASCIN;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG MODULUS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 85029762415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20417314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2041731414557112     Document Type: Review

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