Blueprints for behavior: genetic specification of neural circuitry for innate behaviors

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 444-451

  Manoli, Devanand S ^a   Meissner, Geoffrey W ^a   Baker, Bruce S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FRUITLESS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COURTSHIP; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INSTINCT; NERVE NET; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33746325160     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.06.006     Document Type: Review

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