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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |