Dissecting the mechanism of torso receptor activation

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Furriols, Marc ^a   Casali, Andreu ^a   Casanova, Jordi ^a  

^a Ctr d'Investigacio i D   (Spain)

Author keywords

fs(1)Nasrat; fs(1)pole hole; Signal transduction; Torso; Torso like; Trunk

Indexed keywords

TORSO RECEPTOR; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; OOCYTES; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031931684     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00181-0     Document Type: Article

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