Nidogen is nonessential and not required for normal type IV collagen localization in Caenorhabditis elegans

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3911-3923

  Seong Hoon Kang, ^a   Kramer, J M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; ENTACTIN; ENTACTIN 1; LAMININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSE BODY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DELETION; GONAD; INTESTINE; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033730457     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.11.3911     Document Type: Article

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