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The planarian TRPA1 homolog mediates extraocular behavioral responses to near-ultraviolet light

Although light is most commonly thought of as a visual cue, many animals possess mechanisms to detect light outside of the eye for various functions, including predator avoidance, circadian rhythms, phototaxis and migration. Here we confirm that planarians (like Caenorhabditis elegans, leeches and D...

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Autores principales: Birkholz, Taylor R., Beane, Wendy S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28495872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.152298