title: Chemosensory apparatus of Drosophila larvae.
abstract: Many insects, including Drosophila melanogaster, have a rich repertoire of olfactory behavior. Combination of robust behavioral assays, physiological and molecular tools render D. melanogaster as highly suitable system for olfactory studies. The small number of neurons in the olfactory system of fruit flies, especially the number of sensory neurons in the larval stage, makes the exploration of sensory coding at all stages of its nervous system a potentially tractable goal, which is not possible in the foreseeable future in any mammalian preparation. Advances in physiological recordings, olfactory signaling and detailed analysis of behavior, can place larvae in a position to ask previously unanswerable questions.
authors.affiliation: Authors equally contributed.
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.affiliation: Authors equally contributed.
authors.forename: Srijoni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, West Bengal - 741246, India.
authors.forename: Nabajit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, West Bengal - 741246, India.
authors.forename: Sukant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
keywords: Drosophila; antenna; antennal lobe; insects; mushroom body; odor-binding proteins; olfaction; olfactory receptors; sensilla