Sugar response differences related to sensillum type and location on the labella of Protophormia terraenovae: A contribution to spatial representation of the stimulus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 471-481

  Liscia, A ^a   Majone, R ^a   Solari, P ^a   Tomassini Barbarossa, I ^a   Crnjar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blowfly; Neural coding; Sugar receptor; Taste; Water receptor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLY; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL SUMMATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0031822850     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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