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Female-biased dimorphism underlies a female-specific role for post-embryonic Ilp7 neurons in Drosophila fertility.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2013
Castellanos Monica C, Tang Jonathan C Y, Allan Douglas W
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila melanogaster, much of our understanding of sexually dimorphic neuronal development and function comes from the study of male behavior, leaving female behavior less well understood. Here, we identify a post-embryonic population of Insulin-like peptide 7 (Ilp7)-expressing neurons in the posterior ventral nerve cord that innervate the reproductive tracts and exhibit a female bias in their function....
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