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Herbert, S.L., Ribeiro, C. (2014). Nutrition: Rejection Is the Fly's Protection.  Curr. Biol. 24(7): R278--R280.
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FBrf0224570
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Abstract
Animals need to ingest a full set of essential amino acids through their diet. A new study in Drosophila larvae describes how activation of the kinase GCN2 in three dopaminergic neurons mediates the rejection of amino-acid-imbalanced food.
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24698377
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.043
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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