Galectins: Versatile modulators of cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and cell death

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 402-412

  Perillo, Nancy L ^a,c   Marcus, Madeline E ^c   Baum, Linda G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autoimmunity; Cancer; Carbohydrates; Galectin

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; GALECTIN; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; GALECTIN 1; GALECTIN 3; HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031959770     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050232     Document Type: Review

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