Genetic analyses of integrin signaling

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Wickström, Sara A ^a   Radovanac, Korana ^b   Fässler, Reinhard ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF AGEING   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MUS;

ACTIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HEMIDESMOSOME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HEMIDESMOSOMES; HUMANS; MICE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84857400630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005116     Document Type: Review

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