From fate to function: The Drosophila trachea and salivary gland as models for tubulogenesis

Differentiation

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 326-348

  Kerman, Bilal E ^a   Cheshire, Alan M ^a   Andrew, Deborah J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Salivary gland; Trachea; Tubulogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEART; LUNG; MAMMARY GLAND; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; TRACHEA; VASCULARIZATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747047209     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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