Sexual Dimorphism: Mystery Neurons Control Sex-Specific Behavioral Plasticity

被引:1
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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
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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