Article
mip causes hyperinnervation of a retinotopic map in Drosophila by excessive recruitment of R7 photoreceptor cells.
Neuron - 1 Jun 1992
Buckles G R, Smith Z D, Katz F N
Abstract excerpt
The two central photoreceptor neurons of the Drosophila eye, R7 and R8, form a retinotopic map in the optic lobe of the fly brain. We have developed a technique that allows us to visualize the projections of these neurons with high resolution. Using this technique, we have identified a new mutant, mip (more inner photoreceptors), in which this map shows a striking hyperinnervation. The extra terminals in the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Drosophila
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Larva
- Medulla Oblongata
- Mosaicism
- Mutation
- Nerve Endings
- Nerve Net
- Neurons
- Ocular Physiological Phenomena