Wing muscle motoneuron function in Drosophila with mutations in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 545-547

  Smirnov, V B ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KYNURENINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; KYNURENINE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; MUTATION; TRYPTOPHAN; WING;

EID: 0031230630     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02463898     Document Type: Article

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