Neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) is required for cell: Type segregation and normal ultrastructure in pancreatic islets

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 325-337

  Esni, Farzad ^a   Täljedal, Inge Bert ^a   Perl, Anne Karina ^b   Cremer, Harold ^c   Christofori, Gerhard ^b   Semb, Henrik ^a,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Knockout; N CAM; Organogenesis; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CADHERIN; F ACTIN; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345435966     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.144.2.325     Document Type: Article

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