A microfluidic-induced C. elegans sleep state

oleh: Daniel L. Gonzales, Jasmine Zhou, Bo Fan, Jacob T. Robinson

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-11-01

Deskripsi

C. elegans sleep can be used to model neural state transitions. Here the authors show that adult C. elegans show quiescent sleep-like behavior when in a microfluidic chamber, and that this is regulated by temperature, mechanosensation and satiety.