Axial patterning of C. elegans male sensilla identities by selector genes

Developmental Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-151

  Lints, R ^a   Jia, L ^a   Kim, K ^b,c   Li, C ^a,d   Emmons, S W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Derotonin; Dopamine; FMRFamide; Hox; Male; Neuron subtype; Neurotransmitter; Pax 6; TGF

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOX GENE; MALE; MATING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSE ORGAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 1842766210     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.01.021     Document Type: Article

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