Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans
Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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All terrestrial animals must find a proper level of moisture to ensure their health and survival. The cellular-molecular basis for sensing humidity is unknown in most animals, however. We used the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to uncover a mechanism for sensing humidity. We found that whereas C. elegans showed no obvious preference for humi...
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Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_23775928
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_23775928
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1322512111
