Genes affecting sensitivity to serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1093/genetics/143.3.1219

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Genes affecting sensitivity to serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Genetics - 1 Jul 1996

Schafer W R, Sanchez B M, Kenyon C J

Abstract excerpt

Regulating the response of a postsynaptic cell to neurotransmitter is an important mechanism for controlling synaptic strength, a process critical to learning. We have begun to define and characterize genes that may control sensitivity to the neurotransmitter serotonin in the nematode Caenorhabdi...

Topics

Acetylcholine
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Calcium Channels
Genes, Helminth
Mutation
Serotonin

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