Species-specific patterns of sexual dimorphism in the expression of fruitless protein, a neural musculinizing factor in Drosophila

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-121

  Usui Aoki, Kazue ^a,c   Mikawa, Yoshitaka ^a,b   Yamamoto, Daisuke ^a,b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CNS, Immunohistochemistry; Muscle of Lawrence; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

FRUITLESS PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; FRU PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; NERVE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATING; MOTONEURON; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SUZUKII; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 27744492704     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01677060591007191     Document Type: Article

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