Adhesion molecule signalling: not always a sticky business

Ugo Cavallaro; Elisabetta Dejana

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journal article Feb 23, 2011

Adhesion molecule signalling: not always a sticky business

Ugo Cavallaro

Elisabetta Dejana

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Vol. 12 No. 3 pp. 189-197 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Feb 23, 2011
Vol/Issue: 12(3)
Pages: 189-197
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CEA, Laboratories of Hematologie, INSERM U217 Dpartement de Biologie Moléculaire et Structurale CEN‐Grenoble France; Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Vascular Biology Laboratory Milano Italy

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Ugo Cavallaro, Elisabetta Dejana (2011). Adhesion molecule signalling: not always a sticky business. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 12(3), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3068

Adhesion molecule signalling: not always a sticky business

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