Targeted expression of tetanus toxin reveals sets of neurons involved in larval locomotion in Drosophila

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-246

  Suster, Maximiliano L ^a,d   Martin, Jean Rene ^b   Sung, Carl ^c   Robinow, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila; GAL4 UAS system; Larval locomotion; TeTxLC expression

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DROSOPHILA; FUTUROLOGY; HEAD MOVEMENT; INTERNEURON; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MUTATION; NEURONS; TETANUS TOXIN;

EID: 0037403230     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10202     Document Type: Article

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