Nematode memory: now, where was I?
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is able to use tastes, smells and temperature to locate food. New data show that worms can also detect the level of oxygen in the environment and migrate towards an oxygen level associated with food.
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Catharine H
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Department of Psychology and Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D010100:Oxygen; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*
D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; C488166:GCY-35 protein, C elegans; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D010100:Oxygen