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Serotonin regulates repolarization of the C. elegans pharyngeal muscle

Caenorhabditis elegans feeds by rhythmically contracting its pharynx to ingest bacteria. The rate of pharyngeal contraction is increased by serotonin and suppressed by octopamine. Using an electrophysiological assay, we show that serotonin and octopamine regulate two additional aspects of pharyngeal...

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Published in:J Exp Biol
Main Authors: Niacaris, Timothy, Avery, Leon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441752/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12477893
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