The cellular and genetic basis of olfactory responses in Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1002/9780470514511.ch15

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The cellular and genetic basis of olfactory responses in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1993

Sengupta P, Colbert H A, Kimmel B E, Dwyer N, Bargmann C I

Abstract excerpt

The small soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, so it is possible to analyse the functions of individual neurons in the animal's behaviour. We are using behavioural, cellular and genetic analyses of chemotactic responses to find out how olfactory...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Mutation
Olfactory Pathways
Olfactory Receptor Neurons

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