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Parasitoid wasp venom re-programs host behavior through downmodulation of brain central complex activity and motor output

The parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa hunts down its host, the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), and envenomates its brain to make it a behaviorally compliant food supply for its offspring. The primary target of the wasp sting is a locomotory command center called the central complex (CX)....

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Autores principales: Rana, Amit, Adams, Michael E., Libersat, Frederic
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36700409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245252