The Midline Glia of Drosophila: A molecular genetic model for the developmental functions of Glia

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 475-508

  Jacobs, J Roger ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NERVE PROTEIN; NETRIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MODEL; GLIA; HUMAN; MESODERM; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 0034594368     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(00)00016-2     Document Type: Review

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