The structural analysis of adhesions mediated by Ep-CAM

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-121

  Balzar, Maarten ^a   Prins, Frans A ^a   Bakker, Hellen A M ^a   Fleuren, Gert Jan ^a   Warnaar, Sven O ^a   Litvinov, Sergey V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Cell adhesion; Ep CAM; Epithelium; Junctions

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DESMOPLAKIN; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INTEGRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 0033540282     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4263     Document Type: Article

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