Desmosomes: Intercellular Adhesive Junctions Specialized for Attachment of Intermediate Filaments

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 185, Issue , 1998, Pages 237-302

  Kowalczyk, Andrew P ^a,b   Bornslaeger, Elayne A ^a,b   Norvell, Suzanne M ^a,b   Palka, Helena L ^a,b   Green, Kathleen J ^a,b  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadherins; Catenins; Cell adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Desmoplakin; Plakoglobin

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031656747     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60153-9     Document Type: Article

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