A microfluidic-induced C. elegans sleep state
C. elegans sleep can be used to model neural state transitions. Here the authors show that adult C. elegans show quiescent sleep-like behavior when in a microfluidic chamber, and that this is regulated by temperature, mechanosensation and satiety.
Main Authors: | Daniel L. Gonzales, Jasmine Zhou, Bo Fan, Jacob T. Robinson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13008-5 |
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