Cellular component
Basement membrane
| Definition | The basement membrane is a highly specialized extracellular matrix structure undelying the basal surface of cells exhibiting polarity (epithelial, endothelial and mesothelial cells) and surrounding certain cell types such as muscle, adipose and Schwann cells. |
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| Category | › Cellular component
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| Keywords | › Basement membrane
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| GO | › basement membrane [ GO:0005604 ]
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