A calcium-channel homologue required for adaptation to dopamine and serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans.

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A calcium-channel homologue required for adaptation to dopamine and serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Nature - 4 May 1995

Schafer W R, Kenyon C J

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Processing and storage of information by the nervous system requires the ability to modulate the response of excitable cells to neurotransmitter. A simple process of this type, known as adaptation or desensitization, occurs when prolonged stimulation triggers processes that attenuate the response...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
Calcium Channels
Cloning, Molecular
Dopamine
Female
Helminth Proteins
Locomotion
Membrane Proteins
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Neuronal Plasticity
Oviposition
Serotonin

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