Sensory Neurons Arouse C. elegans Locomotion via Both Glutamate and Neuropeptide Release.

C. elegans undergoes periods of behavioral quiescence during larval molts (termed lethargus) and as adults. Little is known about the circuit mechanisms that establish these quiescent states. Lethargus and adult locomotion quiescence is dramatically reduced in mutants lacking the neuropeptide recept...

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Main Authors: Seungwon Choi, Kelsey P Taylor, Marios Chatzigeorgiou, Zhitao Hu, William R Schafer, Joshua M Kaplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4495980?pdf=render