Neurocan: A brain chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 12-13, 2001, Pages 1842-1856

  Rauch, U ^a   Feng, K ^a   Zhou, X H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Extracellular matrix; Glycosaminoglycan; Neural cell adhesion molecule; Neurocan; Proteoglycan; Tenascin

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROCAN; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE; TENASCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035201906     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000822     Document Type: Review

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