Regulatory mutations of the Drosophila sox gene Dichaete reveal new functions in embryonic brain and hindgut development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-321

  Sánchez Soriano, Natalia ^a   Russell, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Dichaete; Drosophila; Hindgut; Sox

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0343239072     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9648     Document Type: Article

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