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. 2008 Feb 12;18(3):R116-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.054.

Neuroethology: a neuronal self-defense mechanism in fly larvae

André Fiala  1
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Neuroethology: a neuronal self-defense mechanism in fly larvae

André Fiala. Curr Biol. .
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The detection of harmful stimuli - nociception - has been suggested to rely on evolutionarily conserved neuronal mechanisms. A recent study has shown how the activity of nociceptive neurons in Drosophila larvae triggers a defense mechanism against a parasitoid wasp.

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