[The molecular factors of the cell adhesion of neural tissues and the Ca2+-independent adhesion system]

The review discusses various technical approaches to identification of plasma membrane and extracellular matrix proteins involved in cell adhesion. Physicochemical characteristics of macromolecular factors of the Ca2(+)-independent adhesion system in neural tissue cells are discussed alongside with the findings on their biosynthesis and expression on the cell surface at different stages of embryogenesis.