Genesis of segmental identity in the leech nervous system.

doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-9219-3_5

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Genesis of segmental identity in the leech nervous system.

EXS - 1 Jan 1995

Aisemberg G O, Wong V Y, Macagno E R

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The Antennapedia-class homeobox genes are likely to play a role in the specification of neuronal identities in invertebrates. The leech Hirudo medicinalis, a species well-suited for the analysis of these genes at the level of identified neurons, contains homologs of many Antennapedia-class and re...

Topics

Animals
Ganglia, Invertebrate
Gene Expression
Genes, Homeobox
Genetic Variation
Homeodomain Proteins
Leeches
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Neurons
Species Specificity

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