Combining Quantitative Food-intake Assays and Forcibly Activating Neurons to Study Appetite in Drosophila
Title:
Combining Quantitative Food-intake Assays and Forcibly Activating Neurons to Study Appetite in Drosophila
Author:
Jiang, Lifen
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (444 seconds)
Series:
Behavior
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Abstract:
Quantitative food-intake assays with dyed food provide a robust and high-throughput means to evaluate feeding motivation. Combining the food consumption assay with thermogenetic and optogenetic screens is a powerful approach to investigate the neural circuits underlying appetite in adult Drosophila melanogaster.
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/56900