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SUBMITTER: Pinto CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704121 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pinto Clyde Savio CS Khandekar Ameya A Bhavna Rajasekaran R Kiesel Petra P Pigino Gaia G Sonawane Mahendra M
Scientific reports 20190821 1
Apical projections are integral functional units of epithelial cells. Microvilli and stereocilia are cylindrical apical projections that are formed of bundled actin. Microridges on the other hand, extend laterally, forming labyrinthine patterns on surfaces of various kinds of squamous epithelial cells. So far, the structural organization and functions of microridges have remained elusive. We have analyzed microridges on zebrafish epidermal cells using confocal and electron microscopy methods inc ...[more]