Oregon researchers identify hormone that is key to brain development in fruit flies

(University of Oregon) University of Oregon researchers using Drosophila have identified a steroid hormone that triggers a vital transition in early brain development in which neural stem cells properly change gears to produce different kinds of neurons. The research also may provide insight into maternal hypothyroidism in humans.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news