title: Autonomous and non-autonomous cell death in the metamorphosis of the epidermis ofDrosophila.
abstract: An irradiation dose of 10,000 rads was used to delete imaginal cells in developingDrosophila. The larval cells of the head and thoracic segments die autonomously shortly after pupariation whereas the larval cells of the abdomen can persist and secrete an extra fifth cuticle.
authors.affiliation: Division of Natural Sciences, Thimann Laboratories, University of California, 95064, Santa Cruz, Ca., USA.
authors.forename: Clifton A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Poodry