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Integrated 3D view of postmating responses by the Drosophila melanogaster female reproductive tract, obtained by micro-computed tomography scanning.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Jul 2015
Mattei Alexandra L, Riccio Mark L, Avila Frank W, Wolfner Mariana F
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Physiological changes in females during and after mating are triggered by seminal fluid components in conjunction with female-derived molecules. In insects, these changes include increased egg production, storage of sperm, and changes in muscle contraction within the reproductive tract (RT). Such postmating changes have been studied in dissected RT tissues, but understanding their coordination in vivo requires a...
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