INP, a novel N-cadherin antagonist targeted to the amino acids that flank the HAV motif

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 456-464

  Williams, Emma Jane ^a   Williams, Gareth ^a   Gour, Barbara ^b   Blaschuk, Orest ^b   Doherty, Patrick ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Adherex Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIMER; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034045252     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2000.0847     Document Type: Article

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