The AFD sensory neurons encode multiple functions underlying thermotactic behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 7444-7451

  Clark, Damon A ^a   Biron, David ^a,b   Sengupta, Piali ^b   Samuel, Aravinthan D T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; C. elegans; Calcium Ca ; Laser axotomy; Thermosensation; Thermotaxis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL STIMULATION; THERMORECEPTOR; THERMOREGULATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; DENDRITE; GENETICS; INTERNEURON; LASER; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE FIBER; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CALCIUM; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; ODR 7 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; ODR-7 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; TTX 3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; TTX-3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CALCIUM; DENDRITES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; LASERS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MUTATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE; THERMORECEPTORS;

EID: 33746066414     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1137-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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