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Thermal nociception in adult Drosophila: behavioral characterization and the role of the painless gene

  1. S. Y. Xu1,2,
  2. C. L. Cang3,
  3. X. F. Liu4,
  4. Y. Q. Peng4,
  5. Y. Z. Ye4,
  6. Z. Q. Zhao3,
  7. A. K. Guo1,4,*

Article first published online: 28 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00213.x

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Genes, Brain and Behavior

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volume 5, Issue 8, pages 602–613, November 2006

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Xu, S. Y., Cang, C. L., Liu, X. F., Peng, Y. Q., Ye, Y. Z., Zhao, Z. Q. and Guo, A. K. (2006), Thermal nociception in adult Drosophila: behavioral characterization and the role of the painless gene. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 5: 602–613. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00213.x

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  1. 1

    State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, CAS

  2. 2

    Graduate School of CAS, Beijing

  3. 3

    Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai

  4. 4

    Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, SIBS, CAS, Shanghai, China

* *A. Guo, State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Beijing 100101, China. E-mail: akguo@ion.ac.cn

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  1. Issue published online: 31 OCT 2006
  2. Article first published online: 28 MAR 2006
  3. Received 9 June 2005, revised 12 January 2006, accepted for publication 16 January 2006

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