E‐cadherin as a tumor (invasion) suppressor gene

BioEssays

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 97-99

  Birchmeier, Walter ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHERENS JUNCTION SPECIFIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ADHERENS JUNCTION-SPECIFIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN; APC PROTEIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMAN; MUTATION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029240438     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950170203     Document Type: Article

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