Ep-CAM: A human epithelial antigen is a homophilic cell-cell adhesion molecule

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 437-446

  Litvinov, Sergey V ^a   Velders, Markwin P ^a   Bakker, Hellen A M ^a   Fleuren, Gert Jan ^a   Warnaar, Sven O ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITHELIAL GLYCOPROTEIN 40; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SELECTION; DNA TRANSFECTION; L CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028350104     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.125.2.437     Document Type: Article

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