Neural Circuits Mediate Electrosensory Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 28, 2007, Pages 7586-7596

  Gabel, Christopher V ^a   Gabel, Harrison ^b,c   Pavlichin, Dmitri ^a   Kao, Albert ^a   Clark, Damon A ^a   Samuel, Aravinthan D T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Electrical stimulation; Motor control; Movement (motion; motor activity); Navigation; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; ELECTRIC FIELD; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447532240     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0775-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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