Immunolocalization of G protein alpha-subunits in the Drosophila CNS
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lmmunolocalization of G Protein a-subunits in the Drosophila CNS
In order to uncover the role of G proteins in the integrative functioning and development of the nervous system, we have begun a multidisciplinary study of the G proteins present in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. In this report, we describe the distribution of 3 different G protein a-subunits in the adult Drosophila CNS as determined by immunocytochemical localization using affinity-pu...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-03-01014.1990