Differential expression of N-cadherin and E-cadherin in normal human tissues

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-145

  Tsuchiya, Benio ^a   Sato, Yuichi ^a   Kameya, Toru ^c   Okayasu, Isao ^b   Mukai, Kiyoshi ^d  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PARAFFIN; UVOMORULIN;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PANCREAS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

CADHERINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 33745700090     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.69.135     Document Type: Article

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