Acta Med. 2001, 44: 83-87

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.89

The Role of Epithelial and Vascular-Endothelial Cadherin in the Differentiation and Maintance of Tissue Integrity

Petr Nachtigal, Andrea Gojová, Vladimír Semecký

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received April 1, 2001
Accepted November 1, 2001

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