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Oxygen sensation and social feeding mediated by a C. elegans guanylate cyclase homologue.
Nature - 15 Jul 2004
Gray Jesse M, Karow David S, Lu Hang, Chang Andy J, Chang Jennifer S, Ellis Ronald E, Marletta Michael A, Bargmann Cornelia I
Abstract excerpt
Specialized oxygen-sensing cells in the nervous system generate rapid behavioural responses to oxygen. We show here that the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans exhibits a strong behavioural preference for 5-12% oxygen, avoiding higher and lower oxygen levels. 3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is a common second messenger in sensory transduction and is implicated in oxygen sensation. Avoidance of high...
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