Functional role of extracellular matrix proteins and their receptors in apoptosis and cell survival 

Cardó i Vila, Marina (Date of defense: 2003-07-25)

Macrophages require presence of M-CSF to survive and proliferate. Incubation of bone marrow macrophages with soluble factors (LPS or IFN-gamma) or insoluble factors such as extracellular matrix proteins (Decorin, FN) ...