Brain Development in Drosophila Melanogaster (Hardcover, 2008)

From the contents: 1. The Development of the Drosophila Larval Brain Volker Hartenstein, Shana Spindler, Wayne Pereanu and Siaumin Fung Abstract Synopsis of the Phases and Elements of Drosophila Brain Development Progenitors of the Drosophila Brain: Neuroblasts and Ganglion Mother Cells The Generic Cell Types of the Drosophila Brain Neuroanatomy of the Developing Drosophila Brain: The Systems of Lineages, Tracts and Compartments Outlook 2. Anteroposterior Regionalization of the Brain: Genetic and Comparative Aspects Robert Lichtneckert and Heinrich Reichert Abstract Introduction The Cephalic Gap Genes Otd/Otx and Ems/Emx Control Anterior Brain Development The Hox Genes Pattern the Posterior Brain Evidence for a Tripartite Organization of the Brain 3. Dorsoventral Paterning of the Brain: A Comparative Approach Rolf Urbach and Gerhard M. Technau Abstract Introduction DV Patterning of the Truncal Part of the CNS in Drosophila and vertebrates