Genetic analysis of cadherin function in animal morphogenesis

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 540-548

  Tepass, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SELECTION; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIUM CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA; METAZOA;

EID: 0032843487     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)00025-3     Document Type: Review

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