Biochemical analysis of the molecular mechanism of action of natural integrin inhibitors

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 627-630

  Scibelli, A ^a   Tafuri, S ^a   Alimenti, E ^a   Belisario, M A ^b   Della Morte, R ^a   Staiano, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell adhesion; Echistatin; GD25 cell system

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; DISINTEGRIN; ECHISTATIN; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCINE; INTEGRIN; VITRONECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL ADHESION; COUMARINS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; FIBROBLASTS; INTEGRINS; MICE; OLIGOPEPTIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141514557     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014233.05990.ac     Document Type: Article

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