Genetic control of size in Drosophila

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 355, Issue 1399, 2000, Pages 945-952

  Oldham, Sean ^a   Böhni, Ruth ^a   Stocker, Hugo ^a   Brogiolo, Walter ^a   Hafen, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chico IRS; Drosophila; Growth; Insulin IGF I; Nutritional sensor; PTEN

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CETACEA; CRUSTACEA; DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034729905     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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