Membrane nanotubes: Dynamic long-distance connections between animal cells

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 431-436

  Davis, Daniel M ^a   Sowinski, Stefanie ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOTUBE;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL TYPE; CYTOSKELETON; FILOPODIUM; IN VIVO STUDY; LAMELLIPODIUM; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44349098785     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm2399     Document Type: Review

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