Mutations in a steroid hormone-regulated gene disrupt the metamorphosis of the central nervous system in Drosophila.

doi:10.1016/0012-1606(91)90328-z

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Mutations in a steroid hormone-regulated gene disrupt the metamorphosis of the central nervous system in Drosophila.

Developmental biology - 1 Nov 1991

Restifo L L, White K

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The actions of steroid hormones on vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems include alterations in neuronal architecture, regulation of neuronal differentiation, and programmed cell death. In particular, central nervous system (CNS) metamorphosis in insects requires a precise pattern of exposu...

Topics

Animals
Central Nervous System
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Ecdysterone
Female
Gene Expression Regulation
Male
Metamorphosis, Biological
Mutation
Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian
Phenotype

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