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Drosophila TRPA channel modulates sugar-stimulated neural excitation, avoidance and social response.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Jun 2008
Xu Jie, Sornborger Andrew T, Lee Jennifer K, Shen Ping
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila melanogaster postfeeding larvae show food-averse migration toward food-free habitats before metamorphosis. This developmental switching from food attraction to aversion is regulated by a neuropeptide Y (NPY)-related brain signaling peptide. We used the fly larva model to delineate the neurobiological basis of age-restricted response to environmental stimuli. Here we provide evidence for a...
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