Formation and specification of ventral neuroblasts is controlled by vnd in Drosophila neurogenesis

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 3613-3624

  Chu, Hsin ^a   Parras, Carlos ^b   White, Kalpana ^a   Jiménez, Fernando ^b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell fate; Dorsoventral axis patterning; Neurogenesis; NK 2 homeodomain; Ventral nervous system defective

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GROWTH REGULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

INSECTA;

EID: 0032533605     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.22.3613     Document Type: Article

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