Neural substrates of Drosophila rhythms revealed by mutants and molecular manipulations

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 652-658

  Kaneko, Maki ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CELL; CELL MUTANT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE TRACT; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032192419     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80095-0     Document Type: Article

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