Open Access“ISN’t Thirst Sweet?” Says the Fly
Author(s) -
Afroditi Petsakou,
Norbert Perrimon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.038
Subject(s) - thirst , biology , homeostasis , drosophila (subgenus) , sugar , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , endocrinology , genetics , food science , gene
How food and water intake is reciprocally regulated to maintain homeostasis is unclear. New findings by Jourjine and colleagues identify four neurons in the Drosophila brain that receive both water and sugar abundance signals and oppositely regulate hunger and thirst.
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