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Kubli, E. (2010). Sexual behavior: dietary food switch induced by sex.  Curr. Biol. 20(11): R474--R476.
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FBrf0211032
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Abstract
Pregnancy in humans induces cravings for special food: the same occurs in Drosophila females. New work now shows that mating throws a nutritional switch in favor of a high-protein diet and that modulation of nutritional balance depends on the sex peptide receptor and involves neuronal TOR-S6 kinase signaling.
PubMed ID
20541491
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.038
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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