Mechanosensory Transduction in Drosophila Melanogaster

• Main Authors: Liang, Xin (Author), Sun, Landi (Author), Liu, Zhen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurochemistry.; Biochemistry.; Animal models in research.; Biomedicine.; Biochemistry, general.; Animal Models.

This book offers an essential introduction for all graduate students and researchers who are working on or interested in mechanotransduction using fruit flies as their model organisms. Designed for accessibility, it follows a simple five-chapter structure, beginning with a general introduction to me...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Mechanosensory Transduction
• “Gating-Spring” Model for Mechanotransduction
• Mechanoreceptors in Drosophila melanogaster.- Mechanotransduction in Drosophila mechanoreceptors
• Drosophila Mechanotransduction Channels.