Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Imaginal Discs

Known as: Disks, Imaginal, Imaginal Disk, Discs, Imaginal 
Hollow sacs of cells in LARVA that form adult structures in insects during BIOLOGICAL METAMORPHOSIS.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

7 relations
Blood supply aspectsLarvaMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

Broader (1)

invertebrate embryology

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A cellular memory module conveys epigenetic inheritance of hedgehog expression during Drosophila wing imaginal disc development.
In Drosophila, the Trithorax-group (trxG) and Polycomb-group (PcG) proteins interact with chromosomal elements, termed Cellular… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Boundaries in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc organize vein-specific genetic programs.
Previous studies have suggested that vein primordia in Drosophila form at boundaries along the A/P axis between discrete sectors… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Analysis of cubitus interruptus regulation in Drosophila embryos and imaginal disks.
The cubitus interruptus (ci) gene of Drosophila is expressed in all anterior compartment cells in both embryos and imaginal disks… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Drosophila Jun mediates Ras-dependent photoreceptor determination
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Biochemical characterization of the Drosophila dpp protein, a member of the transforming growth factor beta family of growth factors
The decapentaplegic (dpp) gene of Drosophila melanogaster is required for pattern formation in the embryo and for viability of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Transcripts of one of two Drosophila cyclin genes become localized in pole cells during embryogenesis
CYCLINS, originally discovered in the eggs of marine invertebrates, are proteins which undergo dramatic cycles of synthesis… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Development of the Drosophila retina: Inductive events studied at single cell resolution
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Clonal analysis of corn plant development. I. The development of the tassel and the ear shoot.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Establishment of compartments in the developing leg imaginal discs ofDrosophila melanogaster
  • E. Steiner
  • Wilhelm Roux's archives of developmental biology
  • 1976
  • Corpus ID: 11322839
SummaryBy X-irradiation ofM/M+ embryos and larvae to induce mitotic recombination, clones ofM+/M+ genotype were obtained (Fig. 1… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The assay of ecdysones and juvenile hormones on Drosophila imaginal disks in vitro.
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)