The engrailed and huckebein genes are essential for development of serotonin neurons in the Drosophila CNS

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-61

  Lundell, Martha J ^a   Chu Lagraff, Quynh ^b   Doe, Chris Q ^b   Hirsh, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029913105     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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