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A pair of pharyngeal gustatory receptor neurons regulates caffeine-dependent ingestion in drosophila larvae

Choi, Jaekyun ; Giesen, Lena van ; Choi, Min Sung ; Kang, KyeongJin ; Sprecher, Simon G. ; Kwon, Jae Young

In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2016, p. 181

The sense of taste is an essential chemosensory modality that enables animals to identify appropriate food sources and control feeding behavior. In particular, the recognition of bitter taste prevents animals from feeding on harmful substances. Feeding is a complex behavior comprised of multiple steps, and food quality is continuously assessed. We here examined the role of pharyngeal...