Protocadherins

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 557-562

  Frank, Marcus ^a   Kemler, Rolf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN AXPC; PROTEIN NFPC; PROTEIN PAPC; REELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENOME; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036775033     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(02)00365-4     Document Type: Review

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