Identification of immune system and response genes, and novel mutations causing melanotic tumor formation in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 929-940

  Rodriguez, Antony ^a   Zhou, Zhijian ^a   Tang, My Lien ^a   Meller, Steve ^a   Chen, Jiewen ^a   Bellen, Hugo ^b   Kimbrell, Deborah A ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARCINOGENESIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; THOR;

EID: 0029943668     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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