Contrasting influences of Drosophila white/mini-white on ethanol sensitivity in two different behavioral assays

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1582-1593

  Chan, Robin F ^a   Lewellyn, Lara ^a   Deloyht, Jacqueline M ^a   Sennett, Kristyn ^a   Coffman, Scarlett ^a   Hewitt, Matthew ^a   Bettinger, Jill C ^a   Warrick, John M ^b   Grotewiel, Mike ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavior; Fruit Flies; Genetics; Intoxication; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; TRANSPOSON;

ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL RAPID ITERATIVE NEGATIVE GEOTAXIS; ALCOHOL SEDATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOASSAY; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MINI WHITE GENE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID TOLERANCE; SEDATION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSPOSON; WATER VAPOR; WHITE GENE; WILD TYPE; X CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENETICS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL;

EID: 84901919051     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12421     Document Type: Article

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