Inducible ternary control of transgene expression and cell ablation in Drosophila

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-24

  Smith, Hazel K ^a,c   Roberts, Ian J H ^b   Allen, Marcus J ^a   Connolly, John B ^b,d   Moffat, Kevin G ^a   O'Kane, Cahir J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

Author keywords

FLP recombination; GAL4; Giant neuron; Mushroom bodies; Ricin

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE; RICIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA RECOMBINATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; MESODERM; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT GENE; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0029834401     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050026     Document Type: Article

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