Atypical expression of Drosophila gustatory receptor genes in sensory and central neurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 506, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 548-568

  Thorne, Natasha ^a   Amrein, Hubert ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory; Gal4 UAS; Gustatory receptor neurons; Taste

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; DENDRITE; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; LARVA; LEG; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TASTE BUD;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BODY PATTERNING; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTORS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; RNA, MESSENGER; TASTE;

EID: 38149062062     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21547     Document Type: Article

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