Cell adhesion /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Berx, G., Behrens, Jürgen, Dr, Nelson, W. J. (W. James)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2004.
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; v. 165.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Cadherins
  • Cadherin adhesion : mechanisms and molecular interactions
  • Structural aspects of adherens junctions and desmosomes
  • Cadherins in development
  • Cadherins in cancer
  • In vivo functions of catenins
  • The molecular composition and function of desmosomes
  • Integrins and extracellular matrix
  • Regulation of signal transduction by integrins
  • Integrins and extracellular matrix in animal models
  • Hemidesmosomes : molecular organization and their importance for cell adhesion and disease
  • Immunoglobulin superfamily
  • CEA-related CAMs
  • Roles of nectins in cell adhesion, signaling and polarization
  • Ig superfamily cell adhesion molecules in the brain
  • Physiology and pathology of cell adhesion
  • Adhesion mechanisms of endothelial cells
  • Pharmacology of platelet adhesion and aggregation