| Literature DB >> 17512395 |
Néstor J Oviedo1, Michael Levin.
Abstract
Gap junctions are increasingly recognized as key regulators of embryonic development, nervous system function, and neoplasia. Chuang et al. (2007) now show that developing neural circuits use communication through gap junctions to establish left-right asymmetry in the central nervous system of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, revealing that nematodes share a mechanism for left-right asymmetry in common with vertebrates.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17512395 DOI： 10.1016/j.cell.2007.05.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN： 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582