proboscis extension reflex
id: GO:0007637
name: proboscis extension reflex
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The extension, through direct muscle actions, of the proboscis (the trunk-like extension of the mouthparts on the adult external head) in response to a sugar stimulus.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0007635 | chemosensory behavior |
GO:0051780 | behavioral response to nutrient |
GO:0060004 | reflex |