Nitric oxide synthase is not essential for Drosophila development

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Yakubovich, Nikita ^a   Silva, Elizabeth A ^a   O'Farrell, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; LETTER; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA; MUTAGENESIS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 76749163618     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.011     Document Type: Letter

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