Forward and reverse genetic approaches to synaptogenesis

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 128-138

  Broadie, Kendal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

DROSOPHILA; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0031924497     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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