Screening for genetic loci affecting the active zone formation in C. elegans

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-304

  Wang, Da Yong ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Active zone formation; C. elegans; Forward genetics; Genetic screen; Synapse defective protein 2

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB; CELL PROTEIN; SYNAPSE DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOIDY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 33847769664     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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