Interactions between growth factor receptors and adhesion molecules: Breaking the rules

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 565-571

  Comoglio, Paolo M ^a   Boccaccio, Carla ^a   Trusolino, Livio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GROWTH FACTOR; INTEGRIN;

CELL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0141756154     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(03)00096-6     Document Type: Review

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