生物节律：味觉-时间连续统。

Biological rhythms: the taste-time continuum.

机构信息

Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, North Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2010 Feb 23;20(4):R147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.01.010.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2010.01.010

PMID:20178756

Abstract

The gustatory system allows the fly to assess food quality, eliciting either acceptance or avoidance behaviors. A new study demonstrates that circadian clocks in gustatory receptor neurons regulate rhythms in taste sensitivity, drive rhythms in appetitive behavior and influence feeding.

摘要

味觉系统使苍蝇能够评估食物质量，从而引发接受或回避行为。一项新的研究表明，味觉受体神经元中的生物钟调节味觉敏感性的节律，驱动食欲行为的节律，并影响进食。