Cell fate decisions in the grasshopper central nervous system

Creators: Zinn, Kai; Condron, Barry G.

Abstract

The central nervous system (CNS) of grasshopper embryos is similar in organization to the embryonic Drosophila CNS, but its neurons are much larger. The recent development of a culture system in which extensive CNS development occurs has allowed new types of experiments to be performed, including perturbation of gene expression within single neuroblast lineages.

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© 1994 Current Biology Ltd. We thank M Bastiani, E Ball, NH Patel and CQ Doe for helpful discussions and communication of unpublished data. BG Condron was supported by a Del Webb fellowship, and is currently supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. Work on the grasshopper CNS in the authors' laboratory is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (#NS28182), from the McKnight Foundation (Scholars Award and Investigator Award) and from the Pew Foundation (Pew Scholars Award) to K Zinn.

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© 1994 Current Biology Ltd. We thank M Bastiani, E Ball, NH Patel and CQ Doe for helpful discussions and communication of unpublished data. BG Condron was supported by a Del Webb fellowship, and is currently supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. Work on the grasshopper CNS in the authors' laboratory is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (#NS28182), from the McKnight Foundation (Scholars Award and Investigator Award) and from the Pew Foundation (Pew Scholars Award) to K Zinn.