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The following basement membranes (BMs) from representative species of the main vertebrate classes were studied by the Picrosirius-polarization method: lens capsule, Reichert's membrane and glomerular BMs. A distinct birefringence was consistently observed in all BMs from all species studied by this method. The results reported provide a strong evidence for collagen macromolecular orientation in BMs. Heparitin sulphate was the only glycosaminoglycan detected in dog lens capsules.
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Junqueira, L.C.U., Montes, G.S., Toledo, O.M.S. et al. Evidence for collagen molecular orientation in basement membranes. Histochem J 15, 785–794 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003341
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