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Abstract
Members of cadherin superfamily involved in cell adhesion and cell-cell interactions in neural development. They are subdivided into clustered (cPcdhs) and non-clustered protocadherin (ncPcdhs) depending whether their genes are tandemly arranged in vertebrates.
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- Cadherin-Related Neuronal Receptors
- Clustered Pcdhs
- Clustered Protocadherins
- Non-Clustered Pcdhs
- Non-Clustered Protocadherins
- cPcdhs
- ncPcdhs
- Cadherin Related Neuronal Receptors
- Neuronal Receptors, Cadherin-Related
- Non Clustered Pcdhs
- Non Clustered Protocadherins
- Pcdhs, Clustered
- Pcdhs, Non-Clustered
- Protocadherins, Clustered
- Protocadherins, Non-Clustered
- Receptors, Cadherin-Related Neuronal
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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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2022
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- Cadherins (1995-2021)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Protocadherins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000091363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000091363
- Protocadherins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocadherin
- Protocadherins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7251899