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The taste of ribonucleosides: Novel macronutrients essential for larval growth are sensed by Drosophila gustatory receptor proteins

Animals employ various types of taste receptors to identify and discriminate between different nutritious food chemicals. These macronutrients are thought to fall into 3 major groups: carbohydrates/sugars, proteins/amino acids, and fats. Here, we report that Drosophila larvae exhibit a novel appetit...

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Autores principales: Mishra, Dushyant, Thorne, Natasha, Miyamoto, Chika, Jagge, Christopher, Amrein, Hubert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30086130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005570