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Intramuscular Extracellular Matrix: Complex Environment of Muscle Cells
2002
KOVANEN, V. Intramuscular extracellular matrix: Complex environment of muscle cells. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 30, No. 1, pp 20–25, 2002. Different collagen types among other extracellular matrix molecules, remodeling of the extracellular matrix with the aid of matrix metalloproteinases, and inte
Cultivation of primmorphs from the marine sponge Suberites domuncula: morphogenetic potential of silicon and iron.
2002
Abstract Marine demosponges (phylum Porifera) are rich sources for potent bioactive compounds. With the establishment of the primmorph system from sponges, especially from Suberites domuncula , the technology to cultivate sponge cells in vitro improved considerably. This progress was possible after the elucidation that sponges are provided with characteristic metazoan cell adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix molecules which allow their cells a positioning in a complex organization pattern. This review summarizes recent data on the cultivation of sponges in aquaria and—with main emphasis—of primmorphs in vitro. It is outlined that silicon and Fe(+++) contribute substantially to the f…