...-lmb.cam.ac.uk ) Aversion Foraging Nutritional state Sensory neurons TFG-β/DBL-1 pathway Animals need to integrate sensory information on food quality with post-ingestive feedback to allow them to select food that best supports growth and reproduction. If food is nutrient deficient or harmful...

... of Biologists Limited 2006 2006 malaria mosquito SLC6 phenylalanine tyrosine dopamine catecholamine sensory neurons neurotransmitter synthesis essential amino acids brain evolution The Sodium neurotransmitter symporter family (SNF, a.k.a. SLC6) is one of the largest, most ancient...

... neurons and on the sensory neuron to motor neuron synapse were inconsistent with its behavioral effects. That is, superfusion of the peptide facilitated synaptic transmission at this synapse and reversed low-frequency homosynaptic depression. Further, conopressin G potentiated frequency-dependent spike...