The transglutaminase family: An overview. Minireview article

Amino Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-372

  Beninati, S ^a   Piacentini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell death; Cell differentiation; Pathology; Physiology; Transglutaminases

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHONDROPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROPATHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 4143117776     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-004-0091-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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