Gap junction proteins expressed during development are required for adult neural function in the Drosophila optic lamina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 7088-7096

  Curtin, Kathryn D ^a,b   Zhang, Zhan ^a   Wyman, Robert J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Drosophila; Gap junctions; Innexins; Neural connections; Visual system

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GAP JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037104728     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-16-07088.2002     Document Type: Article

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