Drosophila Chemoreceptors: A Molecular Interface Between the Chemical World and the Brain

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 683-695

  Joseph, Ryan M ^a   Carlson, John R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gustatory receptor; Ionotropic glutamate receptor; Odor receptor; Olfaction; Olfactory receptor neuron; Taste

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GEOSMIN; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL; ODOR RECEPTOR; ODORANT BINDING PROTEIN; PICKPOCKET PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR;

BRAIN; CHEMORECEPTOR; DROSOPHILA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SURVIVAL; TASTE BUD; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 84950125977     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: 13624555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.09.005     Document Type: Review

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