Neuronal basis of innate olfactory attraction to ethanol in Drosophila.

The decision to move towards a mating partner or a food source is essential for life. The mechanisms underlying these behaviors are not well understood. Here, we investigated the role of octopamine - the invertebrate analogue of noradrenaline - in innate olfactory attraction to ethanol. We confirmed...

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Main Authors: Andrea Schneider, Manuela Ruppert, Oliver Hendrich, Thomas Giang, Maite Ogueta, Stefanie Hampel, Marvin Vollbach, Ansgar Büschges, Henrike Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527413?pdf=render