{"title":"Focal Adhesions and Cell-Matrix Interactions","authors":"Anne Woods , John R. Couchman","doi":"10.1016/S0174-173X(88)80027-X","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Focal adhesions are areas of cell surfaces where specializations of cytoskeletal,membrane and extracellular components combine to produce stable cell-matrix interactions. The morphology of these adhesions and the components identified in them are discussed together with possible mechanisms of their formation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":77694,"journal":{"name":"Collagen and related research","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 155-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1988-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0174-173X(88)80027-X","citationCount":"96","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Collagen and related research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0174173X8880027X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Focal adhesions are areas of cell surfaces where specializations of cytoskeletal,membrane and extracellular components combine to produce stable cell-matrix interactions. The morphology of these adhesions and the components identified in them are discussed together with possible mechanisms of their formation.