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Genetic analysis of circadian responses to low frequency electromagnetic fields in Drosophila melanogaster.
PLoS genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Fedele Giorgio, Edwards Mathew D, Bhutani Supriya, Hares John M, Murbach Manuel, Green Edward W, Dissel Stephane, Hastings Michael H, Rosato Ezio, Kyriacou Charalambos P
Abstract excerpt
The blue-light sensitive photoreceptor cryptochrome (CRY) may act as a magneto-receptor through formation of radical pairs involving a triad of tryptophans. Previous genetic analyses of behavioral responses of Drosophila to electromagnetic fields using conditioning, circadian and geotaxis assays have lent some support to the radical pair model (RPM). Here, we describe a new method that generates consistent and...
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