Motogenic and morphogenic activity of epithelial receptor tyrosine kinases

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1095-1107

  Sachs, Martin ^a   Michael Weidner, K ^a   Brinkmann, Volker ^a   Walther, Ingrid ^a   Obermeier, Axel ^b   Ullrich, Axel ^b   Birchmeier, Walter ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 15844411673     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.133.5.1095     Document Type: Article

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