Female-specific myoinhibitory peptide neurons regulate mating receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster
Female-specific myoinhibitory peptide neurons regulate mating receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Upon mating, fruit fly females become refractory to further mating for several days. An ejaculate protein called sex peptide (SP) acts on uterine neurons to trigger this behavioural change, but it is still unclear how the SP signal modifies the mating decision. Here we describe two groups of female-specific local interneurons that are important for...
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Female-specific myoinhibitory peptide neurons regulate mating receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-017-01794-9
