Sexual Dimorphism: Mystery Neurons Control Sex-Specific Behavioral Plasticity

被引：1

作者：

Hart, Michael P. ^{[1
]}

Hobert, Oliver ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Columbia Univ, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Biochem & Mol Biophys, Dept Biol Sci, New York, NY 10032 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2015年 / 25卷 / 24期

关键词：

NEMATODE CAENORHABDITIS-ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER; BRAIN; DIFFERENTIATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; CONSERVATION; CONNECTOME; CELLS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.002

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Sexual dimorphisms in the neurons and circuits of males and females control sex-specific behaviors that characterize each sex. A recent study describes a pair of newly discovered, male-specific neurons in C. elegans that control a sex-specific learning behavior termed sexual conditioning.

引用

页码：R1170 / R1172

页数：4

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