TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Extracellular Matrix A1 - Botham, Kathleen M. A1 - Murray, Robert K. A2 - Rodwell, Victor W. A2 - Bender, David A. A2 - Botham, Kathleen M. A2 - Kennelly, Peter J. A2 - Weil, P. Anthony PY - 2018 T2 - Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 31e AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:Indicate the importance of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and its components in health and disease.Describe the structural and functional properties of collagen and elastin, the major proteins of the ECM.Indicate the major features of fibrillin, fibronectin, and laminin, other important proteins of the ECM.Describe the properties and general features of the synthesis and degradation of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans, and their contributions to the ECM.Give a brief account of the major biochemical features of bone and cartilage. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160193132 ER -