Galectins in epithelial functions
Open Access
- 6 May 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Tissue Barriers
- Vol. 2 (3) , e29103
Abstract
Galectins are a family of animal lectins comprising 15 members in vertebrates. These proteins are involved in many biological processes including epithelial homeostasis and tumor progression by dis...Keywords
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