Apicobasal polarization: Epithelial form and function

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 747-752

  Gibson, Matthew C ^a   Perrimon, Norbert ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; LIGAND;

CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIUM CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLUTE; VERTEBRATE;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344413422     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2003.10.008     Document Type: Review

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