Invertebrate nociception: Behaviors, neurons and molecules

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-174

  Tobin, David M ^a,b   Bargmann, Cornelia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; DEG ENaC channels; Drosophila melanogaster; MEC 4; Mechanosensation; NompC; OSM 9; Osmosensation; Painless; TRP channels

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INVERTEBRATE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NEMATODE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 4644251948     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20082     Document Type: Review

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