Drosophila Brain (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Drosophila Brain

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Image depicting the effect of the steroid hormone ecdysone on brain development in a fruit fly. The green color shows the cell layer that forms the blood-brain barrier, which physically separates the fruit fly brain from the circulation.

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Naoki Yamanaka / UCR

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