Novel Assay for Cold Nociception in Drosophila LarvaeHeather N. Turner 1,2,5, Christian Landry 3, Michael J. Galko 1,2,4
1Department of Genetics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2Neuroscience Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, 3ProDev Engineering, 4Genes and Development Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, 5Section of Neurobiology, University of Southern California
Here we demonstrate a novel assay to study cold nociception in Drosophila larvae. This assay utilizes a custom-built Peltier probe capable of applying a focal noxious cold stimulus and results in quantifiable cold-specific behaviors. This technique will allow further cellular and molecular dissection of cold nociception.
