Caenorhabditis elegans Show Preference for Stimulants and Potential as a Model Organism for Medications Screening

Caenorhabditis elegans Show Preference for Stimulants and Potential as a Model Organism for Medications Screening

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a popular invertebrate model organism to study neurobiological disease states. This is due in part to the intricate mapping of all neurons and synapses of the entire animal, the wide availability of mutant strains, and the genetic and molecular too...

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Main Authors: Eric A. Engleman, Kevin B. Steagall, Kristin E. Bredhold, Michaela Breach, Hannah L. Kline, Richard L. Bell, Simon N. Katner, Bethany S. Neal-Beliveau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
addiction research
cocaine
nicotine
invertebrate models
self-administration models
high-throughput screening assays
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01200/full

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