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A gene affecting the specificity of the chemosensory neurons of Drosophila.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Arora K, Rodrigues V, Joshi S, Shanbhag S, Siddiqi O
Abstract excerpt
The sensilla on the proboscis and tarsi of Drosophila contain five neurons, four chemosensory and one mechanosensory. The sugar-sensitive neuron, designated S, carries independent acceptor sites for pyranose, furanose and trehalose. Two others, L1 and L2, respond to salts. The fourth neuron, W, is inhibited by salts and sugars, and is believed to mediate detection of water. We describe here a gene in which...
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