Costell, M Perlecan maintains the integrity of cartilage and some basement membranes. [electronic resource] - The Journal of cell biology Nov 1999 - 1109-22 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ISSN: 0021-9525 Standard No.: 10.1083/jcb.147.5.1109 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AnimalsBasement Membrane--abnormalitiesCalcification, Physiologic--geneticsCartilage--abnormalitiesCells, CulturedCollagen--geneticsExostoses, Multiple Hereditary--geneticsGene TargetingGenes, LethalHeart Defects, Congenital--geneticsHeparan Sulfate ProteoglycansHeparitin Sulfate--deficiencyHomozygoteMiceMice, CongenicMice, Mutant StrainsMutagenesis, InsertionalNeural Tube Defects--geneticsOssification, Heterotopic--geneticsProteoglycans--deficiencyRestriction Mapping