Cell-contact-dependent signalling in axon growth and guidance: Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase β

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-127

  Holland, Sacha J ^a   Peles, Elior ^b   Pawson, Tony ^a   Schlessinger, Joseph ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CONTACTIN; EPHRIN; LIGAND; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASSOCIATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH CONE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031947718     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80015-9     Document Type: Article

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