Cell-Matrix Adhesion: The Wech Connection

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Delon, Isabelle ^a   Brown, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; WECH PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; INTEGRINS;

EID: 43049149400     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.047     Document Type: Short Survey

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