Optic target regulation of NADPH-diaphorase by larval retinal axons in Drosophila

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-24

  Atkinson, Joana ^a   Panni, Moeen K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Drosophila; Lamina; Nitric oxide; Optic lobe; Retinal axon innervation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; INNERVATION; LARVA; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033605333     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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