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Regulation of epithelial cell shape and polarity by cell - cell adhesion (Review)

Elisabeth Knust Institut für Genetik, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Pages 113-120 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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