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. 2008 Feb 26;18(4):R161-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.026.

Fly fighting: octopamine modulates aggression

Herman A Dierick  1
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Fly fighting: octopamine modulates aggression

Herman A Dierick. Curr Biol. .
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The genetics and neurobiology of Drosophila aggression are still poorly understood. A new study using an automated method to analyze one component of male fly aggression has shown that the biogenic amine octopamine plays a role in the modulation of aggressive behavior.

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    Hoyer SC, Eckart A, Herrel A, Zars T, Fischer SA, Hardie SL, Heisenberg M. Hoyer SC, et al. Curr Biol. 2008 Feb 12;18(3):159-67. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.052. Epub 2008 Jan 31. Curr Biol. 2008. PMID: 18249112

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