C. elegans multi-dendritic sensory neurons: Morphology and function

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 308-317

  Albeg, Adi ^a   Smith, Cody J ^b   Chatzigeorgiou, Marios ^c   Feitelson, Dror G ^d   Hall, David H ^e   Schafer, William R ^c   Miller, David M ^b   Treinin, Millet ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; C. elegans; Movement; Nociceptor; Proprioceptor; Somatosensory system

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCAPE REACTION; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCICEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TOUCH;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650882583     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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