Binding properties of a cell adhesion molecule from neural tissue.
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Binding properties of a cell adhesion molecule from neural tissue.
We have previously identified and purified a cell surface glycoprotein from retina and brain, called neural cell adhesion molecule or N-CAM, that appears to be involved in neural cell--cell adhesion, the fasciculation of neurites, and the formation of normal tissue patterns in the retina. The present studies reveal that artificial vesicles containing lipid and purified N-CAM bind to different c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.79.2.685