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Effect of starvation on electrotaxis response
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Effect of starvation on electrotaxis response

Abstract

Caenorhabditis elegans is an ideal model for investigating the effects of extrinsic and intrinsic conditions on the behavioral changes of animals. Our group previously showed how different conditions influence the behavior of worms following an electric stimulus in a microfluidic channel, known as electrotaxis. In this study we describe the effect of starvation on the electrotaxis movement of animals. We show that acute starvation did not affect the electrotaxis response or dopaminergic neurons but extended the lifespan of animals.

Authors

Taylor SKB; Minhas MH; Gupta BP

Journal

microPublication Biology, Vol. 2023, ,

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

DOI

10.17912/micropub.biology.000962

ISSN

2578-9430
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