Galectin-3 is a member of the galectin family and belongs to a group of soluble โค-galactoside-binding animal lectins. The molecule is expressed by neural and nonneural cells intra-(cytoplasm and nucleus) as well as extra-cellularly (plasma membrane and extracellular space). By using an in vitro cell
Galectins in cell growth and apoptosis
โ Scribed by R.-Y. Yang; F.-T. Liu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 151 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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