Neural stem cells: From fly to vertebrates

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-127

  Doe, Chris Q ^a,b   Fuerstenberg, Sal ^a,b   Peng, Chian Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric division; Inscuteable; Miranda; Neuroblast; Prospero

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; DROSOPHILA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; STEM CELLS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0031879719     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199808)36:2<111::AID-NEU2>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Review

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