Are resident laminin molecules of the extracellular matrix needed for Schwann cell migration?

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Authors	DUBOVÝ Petr SVÍŽENSKÁ Ivana KLUSÁKOVÁ Ilona
Year of publication	2000
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	The Histochemical Journal
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Field	Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
Keywords	endoneurium; peripheral nerve; basal lamina; migration
Description	The results suggest that Schwann cells synthesize the laminin molecules and, by means of the integrin receptors in their plasma membrane, utilize them for the stimulation of own migration capacity on a laminin-free substrate.
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