The role of the actin cytoskeleton in regulating Drosophila behavior

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 471-484

  Ojelade, Shamsideen A ^a   Acevedo, Summer F ^a   Rothenfluh, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Behavior; Drosophila; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84888144863     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2013-0017     Document Type: Article

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