Biophysics of cadherin adhesion

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-88

  Leckband, Deborah ^a   Sivasankar, Sanjeevi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84934873261     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4186-7_4     Document Type: Article

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