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The leucokinin pathway and its neurons regulate meal size in Drosophila.
Current biology : CB - 8 Jun 2010
Al-Anzi Bader, Armand Elena, Nagamei Paul, Olszewski Margaret, Sapin Viveca, Waters Christopher, Zinn Kai, Wyman Robert J, Benzer Seymour
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Total food intake is a function of meal size and meal frequency, and adjustments to these parameters allow animals to maintain a stable energy balance in changing environmental conditions. The physiological mechanisms that regulate meal size have been studied in blowflies but have not been previously examined in Drosophila. RESULTS: Here we show that mutations in the leucokinin neuropeptide (leuc) and...
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