Here, a method is described to feed Drosophila melanogaster with drugs and plant extracts and assess their effect on the gastrointestinal tract by analyzing the fruit flies fecal deposits. The drug-treated flies can be used as a model for further research.

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Assessment of The Effect of Antidiarrheal Drugs and Plant Extracts on Drosophila melanogaster

To study human gastrointestinal physiology, biomedical scientists have relied on the use of model organisms. Although many researchers have used mice as a ...

UMR 152 PharmaDev, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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