Review Article

Skin Basement Membrane: The Foundation of Epidermal Integrity—BM Functions and Diverse Roles of Bridging Molecules Nidogen and Perlecan

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Schematic view of the basement membrane (BM). (a) The general molecular array leading to the mat-like BM texture and (b) the interactions between the four major individual BM components based on in vitro binding data.  
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