Candidate gustatory interneurons modulating feeding behavior in the Drosophila brain.

Feeding is a fundamental activity of all animals that can be regulated by internal energy status or external sensory signals. We have characterized a zinc finger transcription factor, klumpfuss (klu), which is required for food intake in Drosophila larvae. Microarray analysis indicates that expressi...

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Main Authors: Christoph Melcher, Michael J Pankratz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1193519?pdf=render