Basal cells contain gap junctions for cell communication, desmosomes for cell-to-cell attachment, hemidesmosomes for connecting with the basal membrane, and an extracellular matrix. Keratinocytes ...

The epidermis of the skin forms multiple layers, the outermost of which is at the body surface. The bottom, or basal, layer is attached to an underlying matrix, called a basement membrane, which ...

However, on the basal side, the basement membrane blocks their contact with other cells. Contrary to this general understanding, this study revealed that, unlike in other animals, the ovarian ...

Interestingly, in the 24-week model surface, α1(IV) and α2(IV) collagen chains, which are normally found in the basement membrane of the native limbus and conjunctiva, and not in the cornea ...

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Cell Division Orientation in Epidermal Basal Layer Using Intravital Two-Photon Microscopy. PLOS ONE , 2016; 11 (9): e0163199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163199 Cite ...

Ultrastructural studies of centipede and other myriapod ovaries reveal direct soma-germline contact across the basement membrane, a structure typically regarded as a cellular barrier. These ...