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. 2019 Jun 10;100(3):144–152. doi: 10.1111/iep.12329

Figure 10.

Figure 10

Basement membrane dynamics during embryonic branching morphogenesis. As buds expand outward, the basement membrane is perforated by numerous microscopic holes through which epithelial cell blebs and elongated processes protrude towards the mesenchyme. Concurrently, the entire basement membrane translocates backward towards the secondary duct [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]