Cytomechanics of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 572-577

  Adams, Cynthia L ^a   Nelson, W James ^b  

^a Cytokinetics Inc   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN; MYOSIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031692261     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80031-8     Document Type: Article

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