CNS midline cells contribute to maintenance of the initial dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila ventral neuroectoderm

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-405

  In, Ok Kim ^a   In, Chul Kim ^a   Kim, Sunmi ^a   Yeon, Kyung Kwon ^a   Han, Pyung Lim ^b   Jeon, Sang Hak ^c   Sang, Hee Kim ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CNS midline cells; Dorsoventral patterning; Drosophila; Ventral neuroectoderm

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; DROSOPHILA; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IND GENE; MSH GENE; MUTANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VND GENE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECTODERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL;

EID: 13844299856     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20104     Document Type: Article

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