Neural cell adhesion molecule L1: relating disease to function.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199808)20:8<668::AID-BIES10>3.0.CO;2-X

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Neural cell adhesion molecule L1: relating disease to function.

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Aug 1998

Kenwrick S, Doherty P

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Neural cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily are important components of the network of guidance cues and receptors that govern axon growth and guidance during development. For neural cell adhesion molecule L1, the combined application of human genetics, knockout mouse technol...

Topics

Animals
Antigens, Surface
Humans
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
Membrane Glycoproteins
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Mutation
Nervous System Diseases
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules
Neurons
Signal Transduction

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