The Drosophila toucan (toc) gene is required in germline cells for the somatic cell patterning during oogenesis

Development

Volumn 124, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4917-4926

  Grammont, Muriel ^a   Dastugue, Bernard ^a   Couderc, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cell patterning; Drosophila; Follicle cell; Germline cell; Oogenesis; Toucan

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM LINE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; MUTATION; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031454646     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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