Electrophysiological recording from Drosophila labellar taste sensilla

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 84, 2014, Pages

  Delventhal, Rebecca ^a   Kiely, Aidan ^a   Carlson, John R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Electrophysiology; Extracellular recording; Insect; Issue 84; Labellar taste sensilla; Labellum; Neuron; Neuroscience; Taste

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSE ORGAN; TASTE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SENSE ORGANS; TASTE;

EID: 84904549819     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51355     Document Type: Article

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