Differential adhesion in morphogenesis: a modern view

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-286

  Steinberg, Malcolm S ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SELECTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BLASTODERM; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; MORPHOGENESIS; ZEBRAFISH;

TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547814216     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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