Drosophila Models for Human Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yamaguchi, Masamitsu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1076
• Subjects: Human genetics.; Cell biology.; Pharmacology.; Neurosciences.; Metabolic diseases.; Human Genetics.; Cell Biology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Metabolic Diseases.

Most biological pathways, physical and neurological properties are highly conserved between humans and Drosophila and nearly 75% of human disease-causing genes have a functional homologue in Drosophila. This volume provides recent advances in Drosophila models for various human diseases, with each c...