Shaking-B misexpression increases the formation of gap junctions but not chemical synapses between auditory sensory neurons and the giant fiber of Drosophila melanogaster
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198710
Abstract: The synapse between auditory Johnston’s Organ neurons (JONs) and the giant fiber (GF) of Drosophila is structurally mixed, being composed of cholinergic chemical synapses and Neurobiotin- (NB) permeable gap junctions, which consist of the innexin… read more here.
Keywords: chemical synapses; gap junctions; giant fiber; shakb ... See more keywords
A new method of recording from the giant fiber of Drosophila melanogaster shows that the strength of its auditory inputs remains constant with age
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224057
Abstract: There have been relatively few studies of how central synapses age in adult Drosophila melanogaster. In this study we investigate the aging of the synaptic inputs to the Giant Fiber (GF) from auditory Johnston’s Organ… read more here.
Keywords: strength; auditory; age; drosophila melanogaster ... See more keywords