CGC Bibliography Paper 5296

Chemosensation: tasting with the tail.

Sengupta P

Medline:

12062070

Citation:

Current Biology 12: R386-R388 2002

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

Abstract:

Animals employ multiple mechanisms to detect the presence and location of environmental stimuli. Recent work suggests that Caenorhabditis elegans uses chemosensory information provided by spatially distinct sensilla to generate a sensory map of its environment and to avoid noxious compounds.