The role of the AFD neuron in C. elegans thermotaxis analyzed using femtosecond laser ablation

BMC Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chung, Samuel H ^a   Clark, Damon A ^b   Gabel, Christopher V ^b   Mazur, Eric ^a,b   Samuel, Aravinthan D T ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL REGENERATION; DENDRITE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERNEURON; LASER SURGERY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; LASERS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33646190295     PISSN: 14712202     EISSN: 14712202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-7-30     Document Type: Article

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