title: Touch receptor development and function in Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Mutations causing a touch-insensitive phenotype in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have been the basis of studies on the specification of neuronal cell fate, inherited neurodegeneration, and the molecular nature of mechanosensory transduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chalfie
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000254:growth & development*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*