Dopamine signaling is essential for precise rates of locomotion by C. elegans.

Dopamine is an important neuromodulator in both vertebrates and invertebrates. We have found that reduced dopamine signaling can cause a distinct abnormality in the behavior of the nematode C. elegans, which has only eight dopaminergic neurons. Using an automated particle-tracking system for the ana...

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Main Authors: Daniel T Omura, Damon A Clark, Aravinthan D T Samuel, H Robert Horvitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3374838?pdf=render