basement membrane remodeling variant
Animals display variations in the manner in which the basement membrane (a thin, dense, sheet-like structure built on a network of polymeric laminin and type IV collagen) is remodeled, compared to control animals.
basement membrane gap expansion variant
Animals display variations in the manner in which an opening in the basement membrane (a thin, dense, sheet-like structure built on a network of polymeric laminin and type IV collagen) expands to make way for intertissue connections, compared to control animals.