Feature, Structure and Classification of Adhesion Molecules: An Overview

Cell adhesion molecules allow cells to communicate with each other and with their environment. The interactions between cell adhesion receptors and their ligands orchestrate the assembly of cells into tissues, organs and systems, and lead to the formation of multicellular organisms. Numerous differe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Coombe, Deirdre, Dye, Danielle
Other Authors: Preedy, Victor R.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Science Publishers 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46473