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Plasma membrane components of adherens junctions (Review)

Orest W. Blaschuk Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
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Tracey M. Rowlands Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
Pages 75-80 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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