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Additional Assay — C. elegans

Pharyngeal Pumping

Caenorhabditis elegans

Behavioral test for Caenorhabditis elegans — Pumps per minute, pump duration, interpump interval

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C. elegans — Pharyngeal Pumping
Quantitative Output

Key Parameters

Pumps per minute, pump duration, interpump interval

References

Citations for Pharyngeal Pumping

  1. Raizen DM, Lee RY, Avery L. (1995). Interacting genes required for pharyngeal excitation by motor neuron MC in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 141(4), 1365-1382. PMID: 8601481
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