Organization and function of septate junctions: An evolutionary perspective

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-77

  Banerjee, Swati ^a   Sousa, Aurea D ^a   Bhat, Manzoor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axo glial junctions; Contactin; Drosophila; Epithelial cells; Glial cells; Myelinated axons; NCP family; Neurexin; Neurofascin; Neuroglian; Septate junctions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPITHELIUM CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; VERTEBRATES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645213787     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:46:1:65     Document Type: Review

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