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basement membrane

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basement membrane
n.
A thin, delicate layer of connective tissue underlying the epithelium of many organs. Also called basement lamina.


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The influenza A virus has been shown to be capable of destroying the respiratory epithelium from the trachea to the bronchioli (1), allowing the PVL-positive CA-MRSA to adhere to the basement membrane (4).
Pneumonia and new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone by Ploy, Marie-Cecile / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Atretic follicles were characterized by the appearance of pyknotic granulosa cells, disorganized granulosa cells, and detachment from the basement membrane, a degenerating oocyte surrounded by an envelope of degenerating cumulus cells or loss of cumulus cells (Borgeest et al.
Effects of developmental exposure to 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ... by Talsness, Chris E. / Environmental Health Perspectives
32) The major ligand of [alpha]-dystroglycan in the ECM is likely laminin-2, a major component of the basement membrane surrounding muscle fibers.
The muscular dystrophies: from genes to therapies by Bloch, Robert J. / Physical Therapy
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