Allen, Marcus J., Godenschwege, Tanja A., Tanouye, Mark A., Phelan, Pauline (2006) Making an escape: development and function of the Drosophila giant fibre system. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 17 (1). pp. 31-41. ISSN 1084-9521. (doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2005.11.011) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:5870)
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| Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2005.11.011 |
Abstract
Flies escape danger by jumping into the air and flying away. The giant fibre system (GFS) is the neural circuit that mediates this simple behavioural response to visual stimuli. The sensory signal is received by the giant fibre and relayed to the leg and wing muscle motorneurons. Many of the neurons in the Drosophila GFS are uniquely identifiable and amenable to cell biological, electrophysiological and genetic studies. Here we review the anatomy and development of this system and highlight its utility for studying many aspects of nervous system biology ranging from neural development and synaptic plasticity to the aetiology of neural disorder.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.semcdb.2005.11.011 |
| Additional information: | 1084-9521 (Print) Journal Article |
| Subjects: | Q Science |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences |
| Depositing User: | Marcus J Allen |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2008 23:21 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 09:38 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/5870 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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