Genetic feminization of the thoracic nervous system disrupts courtship song in male drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-245

  Rubinstein, C Dustin ^a   Rivlin, Patricia K ^a   Hoy, Ron R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic; Drosophila behavior; fruitless; motor control; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROPRIOCEPTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; THORACIC NERVES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES; WING;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 78649342720     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677063.2010.519805     Document Type: Article

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