The CD44 protein family

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-305

  Ponta, Helmut ^a   Wainwright, David ^a   Herrlich, Peter ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; CD44; Limb development; Tumour formation

Indexed keywords

CD44V ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARAN SULFATE; HERMES ANTIGEN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; EXON; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0031803037     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00152-0     Document Type: Article

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