Distribution of serotonin (5-HT) and its receptors in the insect brain with focus on the mushroom bodies. Lessons from Drosophila melanogaster and Apis mellifera

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 381-394

  Blenau, Wolfgang ^a   Thamm, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Drosophila melanogaster; G protein coupled receptor; Mushroom body; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HONEYBEE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT; MUSHROOM BODY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BRAIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECT PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MUSHROOM BODIES; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN;

APIS MELLIFERA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; PROTOSTOMIA;

EID: 80052903128     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: 18735495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2011.01.004     Document Type: Review

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