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Cell Adhesion Molecules

"Cell Adhesion Molecules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surface ligands, usually glycoproteins, that mediate cell-to-cell adhesion. Their functions include the assembly and interconnection of various vertebrate systems, as well as maintenance of tissue integration, wound healing, morphogenic movements, cellular migrations, and metastasis.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cell Adhesion Molecules" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cell Adhesion Molecules" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 38 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2019
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