L DAlessandri

Among the possible variables responsible for systemic errors in the acquisition of pachometric measurements, the corneal hydration condition plays a determinant role. In the present study, the authors have investigated...

Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked receptors and receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs), both play key roles in nervous system development, although the molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Despite lacking a transmembrane domain,...

The neural immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule contactin/F11 and the extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-C are prominent molecules in the developing nervous system which interact in in vitro assays (Zisch et al.,...

Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoproteins of the immunoglobulin superfamily play an important role in the formation of neuronal networks during development. The mechanism whereby neuronal GPI-linked molecules transduce recognition signals remains to...

To understand how the extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin modifies cell adhesion and neurite outgrowth, we sought to isolate cellular receptors for tenascin. So far, two completely different cell surface ligands...

Adhesive interactions between neurons and extracellular matrix (ECM) play a key role in neuronal pattern formation. The prominent role played by the extracellular matrix protein tenascin/cytotactin in the development of...

We investigated the kinetics of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, proton leak, and phosphorylating subsystems of liver mitochondria from mannoheptulose-treated and control rats. Mannoheptulose treatment raises glucagon and lowers insulin; it...