Identification of novel cadherins expressed in human melanoma cells

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 908-913

  Matsuyoshi, Norihisa ^a   Tanaka, Toshihiro ^a   Toda, Ken Ichi ^a   Imamura, Sadao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Aggregation; Pagetoid distribution; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA CELL; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030970589     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12292703     Document Type: Article

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