Olfaction in Drosophila: from odor to behavior.

doi:10.1016/0168-9525(96)10015-9

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Olfaction in Drosophila: from odor to behavior.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 May 1996

Carlson J R

Abstract excerpt

Odors elicit a variety of behavioral responses from Drosophila via a relatively simple, but sensitive, olfactory system. An increasing number of mutants have been found to be defective in olfactory function. Genetic and molecular analyses of the Drosophila olfactory system have identified some of...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Gene Expression
Genes, Overlapping
Genes, Reporter
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
Mutation
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Odorants
Olfactory Pathways
Receptors, Odorant
Second Messenger Systems
Signal Transduction
Smell
Sodium Channels
Vision, Ocular

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