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A calcium wave mediated by gap junctions coordinates a rhythmic behavior in C. elegans.

Current biology : CB - 18 Sept 2007

Peters Maureen A, Teramoto Takayuki, White Jamie Q, Iwasaki Kouichi, Jorgensen Erik M

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Intercellular calcium waves can be observed in adult tissues, but whether they are instructive, permissive, or even required for behavior is predominantly unknown. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a periodic calcium spike in a pacemaker cell initiates a calcium wave in the intestine. The calcium wave is followed by three muscle contractions that comprise the defecation motor program. Normal wave...

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PMID: 17825560
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.08.031

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