The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin forms fibrils when in association with cells that exert tension ... Figure 1: Ribbon diagram of the tenth FN III repeat of fibronectin.

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Researchers at the University of Cologne found that mitochondrial dysfunction leads to early skeletal aging by disrupting ...

He noticed that tissue from the forestomach of New Zealand’s healthy, disease-free sheep shared a similar structure to human ...