Neural cell recognition molecule L1:From cell biology to human hereditary brain malformations

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-97

  Brümmendorf, Thomas ^a   Kenwrick, Susan ^b   Rathjen, Fritz G ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NERVE CELL RECOGNITION MOLECULE L1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING SITE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CELL SURFACE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE MUTATION; HISTOGENESIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NERVE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 0038405181     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80012-3     Document Type: Article

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