They found that amnioserosa cells pulse throughout their life, constantly contracting and relaxing their surfaces.With each contraction they transiently pull on
the surrounding epithelial cells, and then relax, letting them go.
Scientists study dorsal closure, which occurs during the development of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, to gain insights into wound healing in humans, as both processes involve closing a gap in the skin by stretching
the surrounding epithelial cells over it.
Not exact matches
«It is striking that these changes, found in many human cancers, can be induced in normal mammary
epithelial cells simply by varying the stiffness or composition of the matrix
surrounding them.»
Lastly, the trophoblast is a monolayer of
cells, specifically polarized
epithelial cells, which
surround the blastocoel and ICM, similar to their future role of
surrounding the fetus as its placenta (Rossant and Cross, 2001; Gilbert, 2003).
The
epithelial cell wall
surrounding your blood vessels and arteries repairs and never becomes damaged.
Specialised follicular
cells called
epithelial cells surround each follicle.
Originating from
epithelial cells (skin
cells that cover the lining of body surfaces), Carcinomas can occur on the skin, bladder wall, and blood vessels that then pass into the
surrounding tissues and organs.
a malignant growth made up of
epithelial cells tending to infiltrate
surrounding tissues and gives rise to metastases (spreading).