The maxillary palp of Drosophila: Ultrastructure and physiology depends on the lozenge gene

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-150

  Riesgo Escovar, J R ^a,b   Piekos, W B ^a   Carlson, J R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drosophila; lozenge; Maxillary Palp; Olfaction; Sensilla

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; LOZENGE PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OLFACTORY BULB; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OLFACTORY BULB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031081090     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050035     Document Type: Article

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