Genetic control of epithelial cell polarity: Lessons from Drosophila

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-67

  Müller, H Arno J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apical basal; Cell junctions; Cell polarity; Drosophila; Epithelia

Indexed keywords

BLASTODERM; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE; GENETIC REGULATION; IMAGINAL DISC; LARVA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0342859304     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0177(200005)218:1<52::aid-dvdy5>3.3.co;2-c     Document Type: Review

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