Metabolic stress responses in Drosophila are modulated by brain neurosecretory cells that produce multiple neuropeptides.

In Drosophila, neurosecretory cells that release peptide hormones play a prominent role in the regulation of development, growth, metabolism, and reproduction. Several types of peptidergic neurosecretory cells have been identified in the brain of Drosophila with release sites in the corpora cardiaca...

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Main Authors: Lily Kahsai, Neval Kapan, Heinrich Dircksen, Asa M E Winther, Dick R Nässel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2900207?pdf=render