Odorant-specific adaptation pathways generate olfactory plasticity in C. elegans.

doi:10.1016/0896-6273(95)90224-4

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Odorant-specific adaptation pathways generate olfactory plasticity in C. elegans.

Neuron - 1 Apr 1995

Colbert H A, Bargmann C I

Abstract excerpt

Following prolonged exposure to an odorant, C. elegans exhibits a diminished response to the odorant for several hours. This olfactory adaptation is odorant selective; animals can adapt independently to different odorants sensed by a single pair of olfactory neurons, the AWC neurons. The mechanis...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Benzaldehydes
Butanones
Caenorhabditis elegans
Calcium
Mutation
Neuronal Plasticity
Odorants
Pentanols
Smell
Volatilization

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