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Abstract
Calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They are important in the formation of ADHERENS JUNCTIONS between cells. Cadherins are classified by their distinct immunological and tissue specificities, either by letters (E- for epithelial, N- for neural, and P- for placental cadherins) or by numbers (cadherin-12 or N-cadherin 2 for brain-cadherin). Cadherins promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism as in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body.
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- Cadherin
- Cadherin-1
- Cadherin-2
- Cadherin-3
- E-Cadherin
- E-Cadherins
- Epithelial-Cadherin
- Epithelial-Cadherins
- Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule
- Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules
- N-Cadherin
- N-Cadherins
- Neural Cadherin
- Neural Cadherins
- P-Cadherin
- P-Cadherins
- Placental Cadherins
- Uvomorulin
- Cadherin 1
- Cadherin 2
- Cadherin 3
- Cadherin, Neural
- Cadherins, Neural
- Cadherins, Placental
- E Cadherin
- E Cadherins
- Epithelial Cadherin
- Epithelial Cadherins
- N Cadherin
- N Cadherins
- P Cadherin
- P Cadherins
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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90; N CADHERIN was NM 1994-95; LIVER CELL ADHESION MOLECULES was see CELL ADHESION MOLECULES 1990-95
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- Antigens, Surface (1979-1989)
- Calcium-Binding Proteins (1980-1989)
- Glycoproteins (1966-1987)
- Membrane Glycoproteins (1988-1989)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cadherins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015820. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015820
- Cadherins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadherin
- Cadherins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24776048