TGF-β family signaling in epithelial differentiation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Kahata, Kaoru ^a   Dadras, Mahsa Shahidi ^a   Moustakas, Aristidis ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM; FEATHER; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MESODERM; NEURAL CREST; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM; FEATHERS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MESODERM; NEURAL CREST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 85040123393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a022194     Document Type: Article

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