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Abstract
Through experience, the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans learns to distinguish high quality bacteria--food--from low quality or toxic bacteria. Increased release of the neurotransmitter serotonin onto identified interneurons determines whether C. elegans chooses to feed or leave.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16461270 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.01.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834