Image Gallery: Insulin production and fat sensing in fruit flies
ID
6982
Fourteen neurons (magenta) in the adult Drosophila brain produce insulin, and fat tissue sends packets of lipids to the brain via the lipoprotein carriers (green). This image was captured using a confocal microscope and shows a maximum intensity projection of many slices.
Related to images 6983, 6984, and 6985.
Related to images 6983, 6984, and 6985.
Source
Akhila Rajan, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center