Motor neuron specification in worms, flies and mice: Conserved and 'lost' mechanisms

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 558-564

  Thor, Stefan ^a   Thomas, John B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHORDATA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FLY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; WORM;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHORDATA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036777294     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(02)00340-4     Document Type: Review

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