Robustness of Embryonic Spatial Patterning in Drosophila melanogaster

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2008, Pages 65-111

  Umulis, David ^a   O'Connor, Michael B ^b   Othmer, Hans G ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MATHEMATICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 36048980877     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(07)81002-7     Document Type: Review

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