Serotonin and Go Modulate Functional States of Neurons and Muscles Controlling C. elegans Egg-Laying Behavior

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 1910-1915

  Shyn, Stanley I ^a   Kerr, Rex ^a   Schafer, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0242318319     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.025     Document Type: Article

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