Generation and modulation of chemosensory behaviors in C. elegans

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 454, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 721-734

  Sengupta, Piali ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Chemosensation; Circuit; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOSENSITIZATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMELLING; TASTE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; LIGANDS; NERVE NET; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 34250800964     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0196-9     Document Type: Review

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