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A diacetyl-induced quiescence in young Caenorhabditis elegans.
Behavioural brain research - 6 Dec 2010
Hoffmann Maria Christina, Sellings Laurie H L, van der Kooy Derek
Abstract excerpt
Many organisms enter quiescence in response to adverse environmental factors. Here, we show that L1 stage C. elegans entered a quiescent state after 3hours exposure to diacetyl in which movement and growth stopped for hours to days after odorant removal. Entry into quiescence was dependent on neurons affected by the osm-3 mutation, and by AWA neurons. Conversely, AWB/AWC neurons, the guanylyl cyclase ODR-1, and...
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