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Postprandial sodium sensing by enteric neurons in Drosophila.
Nature metabolism - 1 May 2024
Kim Byoungsoo, Hwang Gayoung, Yoon Sung-Eun, Kuang Meihua Christina, Wang Jing W, Kim Young-Joon, Suh Greg S B
Abstract excerpt
Sodium is essential for all living organisms1. Animals including insects and mammals detect sodium primarily through peripheral taste cells2-7. It is not known, however, whether animals can detect this essential micronutrient independently of the taste system. Here, we report that Drosophila Ir76b mutants that were unable to detect sodium2 became capable of responding to sodium following a period of salt...
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