what are actin filaments edit actin filaments f actin are linear polymers of globular actin g actin subunits and occur as microfilaments in the cytoskeleton and as thin filaments which are part of the contractile apparatus in muscle and nonmuscle cells see contractile bundles
CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULES 91 Thus, modulation of syndecan expression may be required for the maintenance of some tumors.67 In humans, Ridley et al68 have examined syndecan expression, structure, and function on myeloma cells.
An adhesion is a band of scar tissue that binds 2 parts of your tissue that are not normally joined together. Adhesions may appear as thin sheets of tissue similar to plastic wrap or as thick fibrous bands. The tissue develops when the body's repair mechanisms respond to any tissue disturbance, such as surgery, infection, trauma, or radiation.