Genetic control of Drosophila nerve cord development

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-15

  Skeath, James B ^a   Thor, Stefan ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GANGLION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GLIA; INSECT CELL; INSECT GENETICS; MITOSIS; NERVE CORD; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROMERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0037322317     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(03)00007-2     Document Type: Review

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