Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression?

@article{citeulike:877190, abstract = {We report here the effects of several neurobiological determinants on aggressive behaviour in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. This study combines behavioural, transgenic, genetic and pharmacological techniques that are well established in the fruitfly, in the novel context of the neurobiology of aggression. We find that octopamine, dopamine and a region in the Drosophila brain called the mushroom bodies, all profoundly influence the expression of aggressive behaviour. Serotonin had no effect. We conclude that Drosophila, with its advanced set of molecular tools and its behavioural richness, has the potential to develop into a new model organism for the study of the neurobiology of aggression.}, address = {Lehrstuhl f\"{u}r Genetik und Neurobiologie, Biozentrum, Am Hubland, D-97074 W\"{u}rzburg, Germany.}, author = {Baier, A. and Wittek, B. and Brembs, B. }, citeulike-article-id = {877190}, issn = {0022-0949}, journal = {J Exp Biol}, keywords = {aggression, behavior, black, drosophila, gene, genetics, neurobiology, neuroscience}, month = {May}, number = {Pt 9}, pages = {1233--1240}, posted-at = {2006-09-29 08:02:47}, priority = {0}, title = {Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression?}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11948200}, volume = {205}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:877190 L3 - citeulike-article-id:877190 TI - Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression? JF - J Exp Biol VL - 205 IS - Pt 9 SP - 1233 EP - 1240 AD - Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie, Biozentrum, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany. SN - 0022-0949 N2 - We report here the effects of several neurobiological determinants on aggressive behaviour in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. This study combines behavioural, transgenic, genetic and pharmacological techniques that are well established in the fruitfly, in the novel context of the neurobiology of aggression. We find that octopamine, dopamine and a region in the Drosophila brain called the mushroom bodies, all profoundly influence the expression of aggressive behaviour. Serotonin had no effect. We conclude that Drosophila, with its advanced set of molecular tools and its behavioural richness, has the potential to develop into a new model organism for the study of the neurobiology of aggression. KW - aggression KW - behavior KW - black KW - drosophila KW - gene KW - genetics KW - neurobiology KW - neuroscience AU - Baier, A AU - Wittek, B AU - Brembs, B PY - 2002/05// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11948200 ER -