The cadherin superfamily in synapse formation and function

The Sticky Synapse: Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Synapse Formation and Maintenance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 159-183

  Garrett, Andrew M ^a   Schreiner, Dietmar ^a   Weiner, Joshua A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cadherin; Catenin; Protocadherin; Synapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857915274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-92708-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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