Induction of Acetylcholinesterase Activity by β-Ecdysone in a Drosophila Cell Line
- 15 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4300) , 275-277
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.877552
Abstract
When cells of the Drosophila Kc-H line are treated with larger than or equal to 10(-8) molar beta-ecdysone, they extend long processes and acquire acetylcholinesterase activity. Thus, this permanent line, derived originally from embryol cultures, may be composed of cells having some neural or glial characteristics.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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