Regulating neural proliferation in the Drosophila CNS

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-57

  Sousa Nunes, Rita ^a   Cheng, Louise Y ^a   Gould, Alex P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GANGLION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; NEURONS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 76849110610     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2009.12.005     Document Type: Review

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