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A tyramine-gated chloride channel coordinates distinct motor programs of a Caenorhabditis elegans escape response.
Neuron - 28 May 2009
Pirri Jennifer K, McPherson Adam D, Donnelly Jamie L, Francis Michael M, Alkema Mark J
Abstract excerpt
A key feature of escape responses is the fast translation of sensory information into a coordinated motor output. In C. elegans, anterior touch initiates a backward escape response in which lateral head movements are suppressed. Here, we show that tyramine inhibits head movements and forward loco...
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