Chemosensation: tasting with the tail |
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Authors: | Sengupta Piali |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. sengupta@brandeis.edu |
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Abstract: | Animals employ multiple mechanisms to detect the presence and location of environmental stimuli. Recent work suggests that Caenorhabditis elegans uses chemosensory information provided by spatially distinct sensilla to generate a sensory map of its environment and to avoid noxious compounds. |
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