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Additional Assay — C. elegans

Social Feeding / Aggregation

Caenorhabditis elegans

Behavioral test for Caenorhabditis elegans — Clumping index, worms per aggregate, bordering behavior

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C. elegans — Social Feeding / Aggregation
Quantitative Output

Key Parameters

Clumping index, worms per aggregate, bordering behavior

References

Citations for Social Feeding / Aggregation

  1. de Bono M, Bargmann CI. (1998). Natural variation in a neuropeptide Y receptor homolog modifies social behavior and food response in C. elegans. Cell, 94(5), 679-689. PMID: 9741632
Compatible Equipment

Hardware for C. elegans Research

Worm Tracking Camera System

Automated locomotion and behavior

Chemotaxis Assay Plates

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Thermal Gradient Plate

Thermotaxis

Thrashing Assay Chamber

Neuromuscular function in liquid

Touch Stimulation Probe

Mechanosensation

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