Tendon is covered by a basement membrane epithelium that is required for cell retention and the prevention of adhesion formation

• Main Authors: Taylor S.H., Al-Youha S., van Agtmael T., Lu Y., Wong J., McGrouther D.A., Kadler K.E.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: collagen type 4; collagen type 4a1; fibrin; laminin; laminin beta1; trypsin; unclassified drug; keratin; amino acid substitution; animal cell; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; article; basement membrane; cell migration; cell surface; controlled study; culture medium; electron microscopy; epithelium cell; heterozygosity; immunolocalization; in vivo study; keratinization; mouse; nonhuman; polymerase chain reaction; protein expression; protein localization; tendon; tendon basement membrane epithelium; tendon injury; tenotomy; tissue adhesion; tissue culture; tissue structure; Western blotting; wild type; animal; cell motion; chemistry; epithelium; histology; in vitro study; physiology; Animalia; Mus; Animals; Basement Membrane; Cell Movement; Collagen Type IV; Epithelium; Keratins; Laminin; Mice; Models, Animal; Tendons; Tissue Adhesions
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165595
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0016337