A genetic screen for elements of the network that regulates neurogenesis in Drosophila

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 442-451

  Rottgen G ^a   Wagner, T ^a   Hinz, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila; GAL4; Neurogenesis; Peripheral nervous system; Proneural genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SENSE ORGANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031888231     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050668     Document Type: Article

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