Disconnected mutants show disruption to the central projections of proprioceptive neurons in drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-347

  Glossop, N R J ^a,b   Shepherd, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon growth; Development; Enhancer trap; Locomotion; Sensory neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MUTATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; PUPA;

EID: 0032487049     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19980905)36:3<337::AID-NEU3>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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