Endothelial cell–cell junctions: happy together

Elisabetta Dejana

doi:10.1038/nrm1357

journal article Apr 01, 2004

Endothelial cell–cell junctions: happy together

Elisabetta Dejana

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Vol. 5 No. 4 pp. 261-270 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Elisabetta Dejana

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Elisabetta Dejana (2004). Endothelial cell–cell junctions: happy together. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 5(4), 261-270. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm1357

Endothelial cell–cell junctions: happy together

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