Changes in cell shape in the ventral neuroectoderm of Drosophila melanogaster depend on the activity of the achaete-scute complex genes

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 190-199

  Stollewerk, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achaete scute complex; Cell shape; Drosophila; Ventral neuroectoderm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034103472     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050303     Document Type: Article

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