Joint regulation of cell size and cell number in the wing blade of Drosophila melanogaster

Genetical Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  McCabe, Jennie ^a   French, Vernon ^b   Partridge, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VARIANCE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); WING;

EID: 0030902403     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672397002620     Document Type: Article

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