A thin sheet of proteoglycans and glycoproteins, especially laminin, secreted by cells as an extracellular matrix.
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Examples for "basal lamina "
Examples for "basal lamina "
1 A basal lamina surrounded each myelinated axon and fascicle of unmyelinated axons.
2 At 24 h the tegument in some areas showed an exposed basal lamina .
3 Ultrastructurally, a network of basal lamina - like materials lined with endothelial cells was evident.
4 Regular caveolae were detected along the basal lamina in two patients by electron microscopy.
5 Despite this, both neuronal-epithelial cell interactions involve similarly sized discontinuities in the basal lamina .
1 Parts of the endothelial cells were detached from the tubular basement membrane .
2 Ultrastructural examination showed intercellular junctions and thick basement membrane within the tumor.
3 Renal biopsy disclosed anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis superimposed on classical diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
4 In contrast, collagen type IV, another component of the basement membrane , was unaffected.
5 No changes in basement membrane composition were observed before leucocyte infiltration.
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