Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule Definition

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Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule:

Cytokine-induced cell adhesion molecule present on activated endothelial cells, tissue macrophages, dendritic cells, bone marrow fibroblasts, myoblasts, and myotubes. It is important for the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation. (From Pigott & Power, The Adhesion Molecule FactsBook, 1993, p154)

Synonym: cd106 antigen, inducible cell adhesion molecule 110, incam-110, vcam-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.