Diaz, Naryttza N.Cell and Developmental Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Sprecher, Simon G.Cell and Developmental Biology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
11.01.2011
Published in:
Current Biology. - 2011, vol. 21, no. 1, p. R25-R27
English
Animals perceive light typically by photoreceptor neurons assembled in eyes, but some also use non-eye photosensory neurons. Multidendritic neurons in the body wall of Drosophila larvae have now been shown to use an unconventional phototransduction mechanism to sense light.