A reaction-diffusion model of the cadherin-catenin system: A possible mechanism for contact inhibition and implications for tumorigenesis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2770-2779

  Basan, Markus ^a   Idema, Timon ^b   Lenz, Martin ^a   Joanny, Jean François ^a   Risler, Thomas ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77953549936     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.03.051     Document Type: Article

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