Female-biased dimorphism underlies a female-specific role for post-embryonic Ilp7 neurons in Drosophila fertility

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 3915-3926

  Castellanos, Monica C ^a   Tang, Jonathan C Y ^b   Allan, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female behavior; Motoneuron; Neuronal identity; Neuronal lineage

Indexed keywords

DOUBLESEX PROTEIN; FRUITLESS PROTEIN; RELAXIN 3; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENETIC REGULATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; INNERVATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SPLICING; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENTRAL ROOT;

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MOTONEURON; NEURONAL IDENTITY; NEURONAL LINEAGE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; SEMINAL VESICLES; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84883251071     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.094714     Document Type: Article

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