The achaete-scute complex as an integrating device

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-282

  Modolell, Juan ^a   Campuzano, Sonsoles ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achaete scute complex; Drosophila; Nervous system; Pattern formation; Proneural genes

Indexed keywords

ACHAETE SCUTE COMPLEX; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BODY PATTERNING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031746573     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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