Neurogenesis in the insect central nervous system

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-24

  Doe, Chris Q ^a   Skeath, James B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GLIA CELL; INSECT; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029930495     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80004-3     Document Type: Article

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