Neuronal mechanisms of Caenorhabditis elegans and pathogenic bacteria interactions

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-261

  Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMELLING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; NEURONS; SENSATION; SMELL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 45849106840     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.04.003     Document Type: Review

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