Identification of common excitatory motoneurons in Drosophila melanogaster larvae

Zoological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 504-513

  Takizawa, Eiji ^a   Komatsu, Akira ^b   Tsujimura, Hidenobu ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Motor system; Multiple innervation; Neuromuscular junction; RP2; RP5; ShakB

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; LARVA; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547343578     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.504     Document Type: Article

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