A novel neuronal pathway for visually guided escape in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 875-885

  Fotowat, Haleh ^a   Fayyazuddin, Amir ^a,c   Bellen, Hugo J ^a   Gabbiani, Fabrizio ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c DART NEUROSCIENCE LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FROG; INSECT GENETICS; INTERNEURON; LOCUST; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOMECHANICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ESCAPE REACTION; INTERNEURONS; LIGHTING; MICROELECTRODES; MUSCLES; MUTATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68149098624     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00073.2009     Document Type: Article

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