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Are Concanavalin A Receptor Sites Mediators of Cell-Cell Adhesion?

Nature New Biology volume 241, pages 249–251 (1973)Cite this article

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THE identity of the chemical sites that mediate adhesions between tissue cells remains to be established. Attractive candidates for this role include carbohydrate-containing groups which have in recent years been shown to be common structural constituents of animal cell membranes1. A number of lines of evidence2 indicates that these surface sugar-containing molecules may play a part in mediating cellular interactions, perhaps as “recognition sites”.

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STEINBERG, M., GEPNER, I. Are Concanavalin A Receptor Sites Mediators of Cell-Cell Adhesion?. Nature New Biology 241, 249–251 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio241249a0

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