Control of neural precursor specification by proneural proteins in the CNS of Drosophila

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6394-6399

  Parras, Carlos ^a   García Alonso, Luis A ^a   Rodríguez, Isabel ^a,b   Jiménez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drosophila neurogenesis; Fate specification; Neural precursors; Proneural genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029850583     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01030.x     Document Type: Article

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