The role of the AFD neuron in <it>C. elegans </it>thermotaxis analyzed using femtosecond laser ablation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Caenorhabditis elegans </it>actively crawls down thermal gradients until it reaches the temperature of its prior cultivation, exhibiting what is called cryophilic movement. Implicit in the worm's performance of c...

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Main Authors: Mazur Eric, Gabel Christopher V, Clark Damon A, Chung Samuel H, Samuel Aravinthan DT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/7/30