Guidance cues at the Drosophila CNS midline: Identification and characterization of two Drosophila Netrin/UNC-6 homologs

Neuron

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-228

  Harris, Robin ^a   Sabatelli, Laura Moore ^a   Seeger, Mark A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; LAMININ; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GROWTH CONE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030220353     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80154-3     Document Type: Article

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