Let the sensor fit the diet.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.11.008 and PMC identifier 3601738.
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Abstract
Metabolic sensing neurons are conserved across multiple animal species and allow the organism to monitor nutrient availability to maintain energy homeostasis. Miyamoto et al. (2012) describe fly neurons that are highly tuned to fructose availability and are critical determinants of ingestive behavior on a diet of simple sugars.