Pan-neuronal screening in Caenorhabditis elegans reveals asymmetric dynamics of AWC neurons is critical for thermal avoidance behavior
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Pan-neuronal screening in Caenorhabditis elegans reveals asymmetric dynamics of AWC neurons is critical for thermal avoidance behavior
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عنوان ژورنال: eLife
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/elife.19021