Medical Definition of Cell adhesion molecules

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cell Adhesion Molecules

cell-adhesion molecules
cell-bound antibody
cell-free
cell-free extract
cell-free protein synthesis
cell-free system
cell-like
cell-mediated immune response
cell-mediated immunity
cell-mediated reaction
cell-phones
cell-wall
cell adhesion
cell adhesion kinase
cell adhesion molecule
cell adhesion molecules (current term)
cell aggregation
cell aging
cell behaviour
cell biology
cell body
cell bridges
cell centre
cell cloning
cell communication
cell compartmentation
cell count
cell culture
cell cycle
cell cycle proteins

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