MeSH definition : Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing
organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral
nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook
to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93);
Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing
organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral
nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook
to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93)