Ephrins and their Eph receptors: Multitalented directors of embryonic development

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 5159-5165

  Frisén, Jonas ^a   Holmberg, Johan ^a   Barbacid, Mariano ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Invest Oncol Carlos III Ctr Nac   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Axon guidance; Nervous system development; Topography; Tyrosins protein kinase

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE TARGETING; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033215333     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.19.5159     Document Type: Review

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