Neuropilin
Subtitle: From Nervous System to Vascular and Tumor Biology (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 25, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780306474163
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Neurology (General); Vascular Disease; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Neuroscience; Medical / Neurology; Medical / Neuroscience; Cardiology; Neurology - General; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Neuropilins; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Fac; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecul; chemistry
Description: This comprehensive book is designed to illustrate the diverse functions of this basic adhesion molecule. It presents the discovery of neuropilin and demonstrates its pricipal functions in the nervous, vascular and immune systems. This book also describes the molecular structure of neuropilin and dissects the mechanisms ensuring receptor complex formation.