TY - JOUR AU - Blanco, Jorge AU - Pandey, Rahul AU - Wasser, Martin AU - Udolph, Gerald PY - 2011 DA - 2011/10/14 TI - Orthodenticle is necessary for survival of a cluster of clonally related dopaminergic neurons in the Drosophila larval and adult brain JO - Neural Development SP - 34 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The dopaminergic (DA) neurons present in the central brain of the Drosophila larva are spatially arranged in stereotyped groups that define clusters of bilaterally symmetrical neurons. These clusters have been classified according to anatomical criteria (position of the cell bodies within the cortex and/or projection pattern of the axonal tracts). However, information pertaining to the developmental biology, such as lineage relationship of clustered DA neurons and differential cell subtype-specific molecular markers and mechanisms of differentiation and/or survival, is currently not available. SN - 1749-8104 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8104-6-34 DO - 10.1186/1749-8104-6-34 ID - Blanco2011 ER -