@article{610498cc8c524d4bb87370c15bd06d0e,
title = "From mouth to anus: Functional and structural relevance of enteric neurons in the Drosophila melanogaster gut",
abstract = "The intestinal tract is the main organ involved in host nutritional homeostasis. Intestinal function in both vertebrates and invertebrates is partly controlled by enteric neurons that innervate the gut. Though anatomical and functional aspects of enteric neurons are relatively less characterized in Drosophila than in large insects, analyses of the role of the enteric neurons in flies have remarkably progressed in the last few years. In this review, we first provide a summary of the structure and function of the Drosophila intestine. We then discuss recent studies of the structure and function of enteric neurons in Drosophila melanogaster.",
keywords = "Drosophila, Enteric neurons, Peritrophic matrix",
author = "Takayuki Kuraishi and Hiroyuki Kenmoku and Shoichiro Kurata",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by grants from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) ; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT: 26117703 , 15K14946 , 24390014 , 21117005 , 25860038 , and 15K18855 ); the Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences ; the Uehara Memorial Foundation ; and Futaba Electronics Memorial Foundation . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier Ltd.",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.07.003",
language = "English",
volume = "67",
pages = "21--26",
journal = "Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology",
issn = "0965-1748",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}