Spongecake and eggroll: Two hereditary diseases in Drosophila resemble patterns of human brain degeneration

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 885-888

  Min, Kyung Tai ^a   Benzer, Seymour ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0031282443     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00378-2     Document Type: Article

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