Preference for and learning of amino acids in larval Drosophila

Relative to other nutrients, less is known about how animals sense amino acids and how behaviour is organized accordingly. This is a significant gap in our knowledge because amino acids are required for protein synthesis − and hence for life as we know it. Choosing Drosophila larvae as a case study,...

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Main Authors: Nana Kudow, Daisuke Miura, Michael Schleyer, Naoko Toshima, Bertram Gerber, Teiichi Tanimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-03-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/3/365