Aggression: Tachykinin Is All the Rage

Aggression: Tachykinin Is All the Rage

Animals are constantly receiving information about their environment that must be filtered to ensure that they respond in the appropriate manner. New data have revealed how neurons in male Drosophila promote a heightened state of aggression in response to a rival male.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2014-03, Vol.24 (6), p.R243-R244
Hauptverfasser: Pavlou, Hania J., Neville, Megan C., Goodwin, Stephen F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster - physiology
Female
Male
Neurons - metabolism
Tachykinins - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Animals are constantly receiving information about their environment that must be filtered to ensure that they respond in the appropriate manner. New data have revealed how neurons in male Drosophila promote a heightened state of aggression in response to a rival male.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.017