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The Establishment of Retinal Connectivity

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Drosophila Eye Development

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 37))

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This chapter describes the developmental, cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in establishing neural connectivity in the adult Drosophila visual system. It concerns itself primarily with the projections of photoreceptor axons into the optic lobe, with an emphasis on the more recent literature.

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Gaul, U. (2002). The Establishment of Retinal Connectivity. In: Moses, K. (eds) Drosophila Eye Development. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45398-7_13

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