Dopamine Signaling Is Essential for Precise Rates of Locomotion by C. elegans

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: Omura, Daniel T. (Contributor), Clark, Damon A. (Author), Samuel, Aravinthan D. T. (Author), Horvitz, Howard Robert (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor), Horvitz, H. Robert (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2012-08-29T17:35:19Z.
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