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.
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页码：R1170 / R1172
页数：4
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