Elife May 2023 PMID 37184218

Mating activates neuroendocrine pathways signaling hunger in females.

Meghan Laturney, Gabriella R Sterne, Kristin Scott

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Mating triggers neuroendocrine pathways in females that increase hunger, specifically by activating neurons that promote sugar intake through a circuit involving pCd2 and Lgr3 neurons.
In virgin females, pCd2 neurons inhibit Lgr3 neurons, restricting sugar consumption, but after mating, signals from the mating status circuit silence pCd2 neurons, leading to increased sugar intake.
This neural circuit change helps mated females meet the higher energetic demands of reproduction by transforming the mating signal into a long-term hunger response that enhances feeding behavior.]

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Neuroendocrine Circuit Regulating Sugar Feeding in Mated Females

Dr Meghan Laturney discusses how mating activates neuroendocrine pathways that increase hunger in female Drosophila, promoting sugar consumption through specific neural circuits involving pCd2 and Lgr3 neurons.

Open Box Science · Nov 1, 2023 213 views

Neuroendocrine Pathways Trigger Hunger in Mated Female Drosophila

Medicine RTCL TV · Aug 24, 2023 29 views

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