Extracellular Matrix

The realization of the important role that the extracellular matrix plays in the physiology of a cell has generated much recent interest from a large segment of the biological community: cell biologists, developmental biologists, biochemists, and tumor biologists. It seemed timely and appropriate, therefore, to organize a symposium on the subject in order to evaluate new information, to focus issues for future studies, to exchange technical aspects of this rather novel field, and to stimulate development of new directions and techniques.