Establishment of the dorso-ventral pattern during embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster: A logical analysis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-389

  Sánchez, Lucas ^a   Van Helden, Jacques ^b   Thieffry, Denis ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CELL TYPE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE ACTIVATION; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031583031     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0523     Document Type: Article

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