Illuminating adhesion complexes in migrating cells: Moving toward a bright future

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 614-620

  Webb, Donna J ^a   Brown, Claire M ^a   Horwitz, Alan F ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0141533030     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(03)00105-4     Document Type: Review

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