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Curr Biol

Title:		Chemical signalling: laser on the fly reveals a new male-specific pheromone
Author(s):		Levine JD; Millar JG;
Address:		"Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada. joel.levine@utoronto.ca"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2009
Volume:		19
Issue:		15
Page Number:		R653 - R655
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.051
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A study using laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry has identified new oxygenated compounds in cuticular lipids of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; one such compound, when transferred to females during mating, renders the females unattractive to males for days"
Keywords:		"Animals Drosophila Proteins/*metabolism Drosophila melanogaster/*chemistry Lasers Lipids/*analysis Male Sex Attractants/*metabolism *Sex Characteristics Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/*methods;"
Notes:		"MedlineLevine, Joel D Millar, Jocelyn G eng Review England 2009/08/14 Curr Biol. 2009 Aug 11; 19(15):R653-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.051"