Integrators of epidermal growth and differentiation: Distinct functions for β1 and β4 integrins

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 672-682

  Fuchs, Elaine ^a   Dowling, James ^a   Segre, Julia ^a   Lo, Su Hao ^a   Yu, Qian Chu ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEMIDESMOSOME; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030829724     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(97)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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