E-cadherin and catenins: Molecules with versatile roles in normal and neoplastic epithelial cell biology

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 224-232

  El Bahrawy, Mona A ^a   Pignatelli, Massimo ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cancer; Differentiation; Growth factor receptors; Invasion; Tumour progression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS; GLYCOPROTEINS; PROTEINS; TISSUE CULTURE; TUMORS;

CADHERIN; CANCER; CELL BIOLOGY; CYTOPLASMIC PROTEINS; DIFFERENTIATION; E-CADHERINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTORS; INVASION; TUMOR PROGRESSIONS;

MOLECULES;

CADHERIN; CATENIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; LECTIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032212360     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19981101)43:3<224::AID-JEMT4>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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