A Preliminary Exploration of Epithelial Cell Biology

Author: Chen Xiaozhang Gao Jieying
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book includes: From epithelial cell research to health for all, the induction of thymic medullary cell functional maturation by thymic stromal cells, apoptosis of epithelial cells induced by collagen fibers: mechanisms and functions, epithelial morphogenesis, and matrix metalloproteinases. This book is a collection of papers from a symposium on the theme of "Epithelial Cell Biology and the Application and Development of New Technologies." The papers in the book are categorized into six topics based on their research content: General Overview; Transmembrane Transport Mechanisms and Signaling in Epithelial Cells; Epithelial Cells and Immune Defense Mechanisms; Epithelial Cells and Cancer; Epithelial Cells and Reproductive Function; and Basic and Applied Epithelial Cell Biology.