Ammonium-acetate is sensed by gustatory and olfactory neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Caenorhabditis elegans chemosensation has been successfully studied using behavioral assays that treat detection of volatile and water soluble chemicals as separate senses, analogous to smell and taste. However, considerable ambiguity has been associated with the attractive properties of the compoun...

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Main Authors: Christian Frøkjaer-Jensen, Michael Ailion, Shawn R Lockery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2413426?pdf=render