Chemicals and Drugs

Junctional Adhesion Molecules

A family of membrane glycoproteins localized to TIGHT JUNCTIONS that contain two extracellular Ig-like domains, a single transmembrane segment, and a cytoplasmic tail of variable length.

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Abstract

A family of membrane glycoproteins localized to TIGHT JUNCTIONS that contain two extracellular Ig-like domains, a single transmembrane segment, and a cytoplasmic tail of variable length.

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  • Junction Adhesion Molecule
  • Junctional Adhesion Molecule
  • Adhesion Molecule, Junction
  • Adhesion Molecule, Junctional
  • Adhesion Molecules, Junctional

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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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2013

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Junctional Adhesion Molecules. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062726. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062726
  2. Junctional Adhesion Molecules. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junctional_adhesion_molecule
  3. Junctional Adhesion Molecules. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56319773