A bee-line into learning and memory mechanisms

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3521-3524

  Mercer, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Appetitive learning; Associative olfactory learning; Aversive learning; Insects; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; QUEEN MANDIBULAR PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPETITE; AVERSION; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DROSOPHILA; INSECT; LEARNING; MANDIBLE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REINFORCEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; WORKER (INSECT);

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEES; BRAIN; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 56549130952     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8324-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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