Cell-cell adhesion and signalling

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 546-556

  Braga, Vania M M ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAC PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036774217     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(02)00373-3     Document Type: Review

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