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An ion channel of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel superfamily controls the defecation rhythm in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Sept 1998
Take-Uchi M, Kawakami M, Ishihara T, Amano T, Kondo K, Katsura I
Abstract excerpt
Ultradian rhythms are widespread phenomena found in various biological organisms. A typical example is the defecation behavior of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, which repeats at about 45-sec intervals. To elucidate the mechanism, we studied flr-1 mutants, which show very short defecation cycle periods. The mutations also affect some food-related functions, including growth rate, the expulsion step of...
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