A pair of dopamine neurons target the D1-like dopamine receptor DopR in the central complex to promote ethanol-stimulated locomotion in Drosophila.

Dopamine is a mediator of the stimulant properties of drugs of abuse, including ethanol, in mammals and in the fruit fly Drosophila. The neural substrates for the stimulant actions of ethanol in flies are not known. We show that a subset of dopamine neurons and their targets, through the action of t...

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Main Authors: Eric C Kong, Katherine Woo, Haiyan Li, Tim Lebestky, Nasima Mayer, Melissa R Sniffen, Ulrike Heberlein, Roland J Bainton, Jay Hirsh, Fred W Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2848596?pdf=render