In vivo imaging of C. elegans mechanosensory neurons demonstrates a specific role for the MEC-4 channel in the process of gentle touch sensation

Neuron

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1005-1017

  Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a   Kerr, Rex ^a   Bianchi, Laura ^b   Frøkjær Jensen, Christian ^a,c   Slone, Dan ^b   Xue, Jian ^b   Gerstbrein, Beate ^b   Driscoll, Monica ^b   Schafer, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEC 4; STOMATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TIME; TOUCH;

EID: 0141741337     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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