The E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion system in human cancers

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 899-900

  Tamura, S ^a  

^a Kinki Central Hospital of Mutual Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030820761     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840703     Document Type: Short Survey

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