A tripartite organization of the urbilaterian brain: Developmental genetic evidence from Drosophila

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 4-6, 2005, Pages 491-494

  Reichert, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain development; Drosophila; Hox genes; Otx genes; Pax genes; Tripartite organization; Urbilaterian brain

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA; FOREBRAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HOMEOBOX; HOX GENE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OTX GENE; PAX 2 GENE; PAX 5 GENE; PAX 8 GENE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BRAIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; PAXILLIN;

EID: 24344498177     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.11.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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