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Evolution of the sugar receptors in insects

BACKGROUND: Perception of sugars is an invaluable ability for insects which often derive quickly accessible energy from these molecules. A distinctive subfamily of eight proteins within the gustatory receptor (Gr) family has been identified as sugar receptors (SRs) in Drosophila melanogaster (Gr5a,...

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Autores principales: Kent, Lauren B, Robertson, Hugh M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19226470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-41