Structure of the adult central complex in Drosophila: Organization of distinct neuronal subsets

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1500-1524

  Young, J M ^a   Armstrong, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Central complex; Drosophila melanogaster; Gal4; Isomorphic; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CENTRAL COMPLEX; DROSOPHILA; HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPIL; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; FLUORESCENT DYES; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 77949372055     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22284     Document Type: Article

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