Cadherin function: Breaking the barrier

Current Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2001, Pages R569-R572

  Ishii, Ken ^a   Green, Kathleen J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; DESMOSOME; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOCOLLINS; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035943040     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00346-3     Document Type: Review

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