Deletion of the Drosophila neuronal gene found in neurons disrupts brain anatomy and male courtship

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 819-827

  Zanini, D ^a,c   Jallon, J M ^a,b   Rabinow, L ^a,b   Samson, M L ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Courtship; Courtship memory; Drosophila; elav; Ends out targeted gene replacement; fne; Mushroom bodies; Pan neuronal; Randomization test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FOUND IN NEURONS GENE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSHROOM BODY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MALE; MEMORY; MUSHROOM BODIES; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPIL; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METAZOA;

EID: 84867332487     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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