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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > cell biology > cell structures > cell membranes > cell membrane structures > cell-matrix junctions > focal adhesions
Preferred Term:

adherencias focales

Definition:
Punto de anclaje de la célula a un sustrato no celular. Está compuesta por un área especializada de la membrana plasmática, donde haces del citoesqueleto de la actina terminan y se fijan a los conectores transmembrana, esto es, las integrinas, que se unen mediante sus dominios extracelulares a las proteínas de la matriz extracelular.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
uniones célula-matriz
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/294139
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