Ecdysone signaling in adult Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-302

  Schwedes, Christoph C ^a   Carney, Ginger E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Drosophila; Ecdysone; EcR; Physiology; USP

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; ECDYSONE; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ULTRASPIRACLE PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ADULT; BIOCHEMISTRY; FLY; GENOMICS; HORMONE; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIGNALING; STEROID;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ECDYSONE; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARTHROPODA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84857783131     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.01.013     Document Type: Review

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