Patterning of dopaminergic neurotransmitter identity among Caenorhabditis elegans ray sensory neurons by a TGFβ family signaling pathway and a Hox gene

Development

Volumn 126, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 5819-5831

  Lints, Robyn ^a   Emmons, Scott W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal B; BMP; Caenorhabditis elegans; Dopamine; dpp; Hox gene; Neuron identity; Neurotransmitter; TGF

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DOPAMINE; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0033374598     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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