Physiological Effects of L-Theanine on Drosophila melanogaster

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 13175-13187

  Yang, Hui ^a   Li, Wenzhe ^a   Yu, Huiyi ^a   Yuan, Ruiqi ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Pung, Kingston ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Xue, Lei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Courtship; Drosophila melanogaster; L theanine; Locomotion; Starvation

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THEANINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STARVATION; TEA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MALE; STARVATION; TEA;

EID: 84888608288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules181113175     Document Type: Article

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