β-catenin - Cell adhesion and beyond (Review)

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 635-641

  Jiang, Wen G ^a   Hiscox, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

catenin; Cell adhesion

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; UVOMORULIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; COLON POLYPOSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030811868     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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