Homeotic genes influence the axonal pathway of a Drosophila embryonic sensory neuron

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4 SPEC., 2002, Pages 633-638

  Merritt, David J ^a   Whitington, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Axonal guidance; Drosophila; Homeosis; Neuronal identity; PNS

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMEOBOX; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; ALLELE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

ABD A PROTEIN, INSECT; ABD-A PROTEIN, INSECT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ULTRABITHORAX PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036371118     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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