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What makes the worm squirm?

Molecular Psychiatry volume 2, pages 293–295 (1997)Cite this article

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In the simple, 302-cell nervous system of the soil nematode C. elegans, genetic selection for toxin-resistance was used to isolate mutants with specific defects in synaptic neurotransmission, making it possible to characterize already-known molecules and to identify new components of the machinery required for the release of synaptic vesicles.

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  1. Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th St, Oklahoma City, 73104, OK, USA

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Rand, J. What makes the worm squirm?. Mol Psychiatry 2, 293–295 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000244

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