The CApillary FEeder Assay Measures Food Intake in Drosophila melanogasterSoeren Diegelmann 1, Annika Jansen 1, Shreyas Jois 1,2, Katharina Kastenholz 1, Laura Velo Escarcena 1, Nicole Strudthoff 1, Henrike Scholz 1
1Institute of Zoology, Albertus-Magnus University of Cologne, 2Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
The CApillary FEeder (CAFE) assay is a simple, budget-friendly, highly reliable method for investigating mechanisms underlying food intake. Used with the highly versatile genetic model organism Drosophila melanogaster, it provides a powerful means of gaining new insights into regulatory mechanisms of food intake.
