Structural analysis of the murine cell adhesion molecule L1 by electron microscopy and computer-assisted modelling

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2467-2478

  Drescher, Bernd ^a,d   Spiess, Eberhard ^a   Schachner, Melitta ^b   Probstmeier, Rainer ^c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer assisted modelling; Electron microscopy; L1; Structure

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FIBRONECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 0030449701     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01541.x     Document Type: Article

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