Localization of the collagenous component in skin basement membrane.
Antibodies to type IV collagen were produced by immunizing rabbits with a basement membrane collagen obtained from a transplantable mouse tumor. Using specifically purified antibodies, type IV collagen was localized ultrastructurally to the basal lamina part of the basement membrane zone.
D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011347:Procollagen / Q000032:analysis; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure
D011347:Procollagen; D003094:Collagen