Development of the giant fiber neuron of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 397, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 519-531

  Allen, Marcus J ^a   Drummond, James A ^a   Moffat, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon; Development; Enhancer trap; GAL4; Insect; Neural

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; FLIGHT MUSCLE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL AGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ESCAPE REACTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LARVA; MUSCLES; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; PUPA;

EID: 0032504768     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980810)397:4<519::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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