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The study of fibronectins has been characterized by the confluence of disparate areas of research that initially proceeded quite separately. We know now that fibronectins comprise a class of high-molecular-weight glycoproteins present both in extracellular matrices and in soluble form in body fluids but, as the field developed, the various forms and functions of fibronectins were originally studied independently.
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Hynes, R.O. (1990). Introduction and Historical Overview. In: Fibronectins. Springer Series in Molecular Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3264-3_1
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