Integrin Expression and Extracellular Matrix Adhesion of Septoclasts, Pericytes, and Endothelial Cells at the Chondro-Osseous Junction and the Metaphysis of the Proximal Tibia in Young Mice

The authors investigated the spatial correlation between the cells and the ECM in the growth plate matrix and basement membrane and investigated the expression of integrins—ECM receptors—in the cells.