title: The importance of waiting.
abstract: Neural circuits that prevent a male C. elegans worm from copulating for several minutes after ejaculation have been identified.
authors: Jarred Sanders is in the Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
authors: Jarred
authors: J
authors: Sanders
authors: David Biron is in the Department of Physics, the James Franck Institute, and the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States david.biron@gmail.com.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Biron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D059290:Dopaminergic Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: G-CaMP; acetylcholine; dopamine; ejaculation; glutamate; male mating behaviour