Vinculin and α-catenin: Shared and unique functions in adherens junctions

BioEssays

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 733-740

  Rüdiger, Manfred ^a  

^a Cell Biology   (Germany)

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EID: 0344972118     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199809)20:9<733::AID-BIES6>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Review

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