Skip to main content

and
  1. No Access

    Article

    Specific roles for DEG/ENaC and TRP channels in touch and thermosensation in C. elegans nociceptors

    This study shows that a polymodal nociceptive sensory neuron in C. elegans detects both harsh body touch and noxious cold. Using calcium imaging and genetic tools, the researchers report that the same sensory neu...

    Marios Chatzigeorgiou, Sungjae Yoo, Joseph D Watson, Wei-Hsiang Lee in Nature Neuroscience (2010)