Browsing Theses by Author "Cabral, Rita Meira e Cruz de Vasconcelos"
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The role of desmoplakin and plakoglobin in desmosome associated disease
Cabral, Rita Meira e Cruz de Vasconcelos (Queen Mary University of London, 2010)Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that connect intermediate filaments (IFs) of adjacent cells within tissues, generating a large and mechanically resilient network. Desmosomes are prominent in epithelia and the ...