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Chemosensory behavior of semi-restrained Caenorhabditis elegans.
Journal of neurobiology - 1 Nov 2005
Faumont Serge, Miller Adam C, Lockery Shawn R
Abstract excerpt
A new behavioral assay is described for studying chemosensation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This assay presents three main characteristics: (1) the worm is restrained by gluing, preserving correlates of identifiable behaviors; (2) the amplitude and time course of the stimulus are controlled by the experimenter; and (3) the behavior is recorded quantitatively. We show that restrained C. elegans display...
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