A paired oocyte adhesion assay reveals the homophilic binding properties of the Xenopus maternal cadherins, XB/U- and EP-cadherin

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-94

  Münchberg, Frank E ^a   Spieker, Thomas P ^a   Joos, Thomas O ^a   Hausen, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Cell cell adhesion; Oocyte; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; CADHERIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; OOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0343035660     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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