Genetic effects on an anesthetic-sensitive pathway in the brain of Drosophila

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-78

  Walcourt, Asikiya ^a   Nash, Howard A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Escape response; General anesthesia; Halothane; Mushroom body

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033979420     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(200001)42:1<69::aid-neu7>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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