Pax6 and eye development in Arthropoda

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-391

  Callaerts, Patrick ^a   Clements, Jason ^a   Francis, Carmen ^b   Hens, Korneel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Biology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arthropod compound eye; Eye development; Pax6

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RETINA CELL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; INSECTA; MYRIAPODA;

EID: 33845304284     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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