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Mechanisms of plasticity in a Caenorhabditis elegans mechanosensory circuit

Despite having a small nervous system (302 neurons) and relatively short lifespan (14–21 days), the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has a substantial ability to change its behavior in response to experience. The behavior discussed here is the tap withdrawal response, whereby the worm crawls backward...

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Autores principales: Bozorgmehr, Tahereh, Ardiel, Evan L., McEwan, Andrea H., Rankin, Catharine H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3750945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986713
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00088