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Light Activation of Channelrhodopsin-2 in Excitable Cells of Caenorhabditis elegans Triggers Rapid Behavioral Responses

Current Biology · 2005 · Vol. 15(24) · pp. 2279–2284
Georg NagelMartin BraunerJana LiewaldNona AdeishviliErnst BambergAlexander Gottschalk
Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchCircadian rhythm and melatoninGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsChannelrhodopsinBiologyCaenorhabditis elegansOptogeneticsNeuroscienceGeneticsGene

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AnimalsElectrophysiologyIon ChannelsLightMicroscopy, FluorescenceMotor ActivityMuscle ContractionNeurons, AfferentPhotochemistryGene ExpressionChlamydomonas reinhardtiiCaenorhabditis elegansDNA PrimersSensory Rhodopsins
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