Protocadherins and Hypothalamic Development: Do They Play An Unappreciated Role?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 544-555

  Coughlin, G M ^a   Kurrasch, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadherins; Cell cell adhesion; Hypothalamus; Neural development; Protocadherins

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTOCADHERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS;

EID: 84929758081     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12280     Document Type: Review

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