Generating neuronal diversity in the Drosophila central nervous system

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-68

  Lin, Suewei ^a   Lee, Tzumin ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Drosophila; Neuronal diversity

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SPECIFICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA; INSECT CELL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 83655163801     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22739     Document Type: Review

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