Molecular Basis for Cephalic Mechanosensitivity of Drosophila Larvae  

作　　者：Zhenyu Zhang Zhiyuan Li Ting Liu Wei Zhang 

机构地区：[1]School of Life Sciences,Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China

出　　处：《Neuroscience Bulletin》2020年第9期1051-1056,共6页神经科学通报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31871059);Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (Z181100001518001)。

摘　　要：Dear Editor,For an animal to explore its environment,the mechanosensors on its head are of particular importance.For example,in Drosophila larvae that constantly explore the surrounding substrate during foraging and wandering,the cephalic segments host highly specialized organs with extraordinary mechanical sensitivity [1].

关 键 词：DROSOPHILA MOLECULAR FORAGING 

分 类 号：Q42[生物学—神经生物学]