Cadherin function during Xenopus gastrulation

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-320

  Winklbauer, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

CADHERIN;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; GASTRULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; GASTRULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 84884356723     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4186-7_13     Document Type: Article

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