C. elegans enteric motor neurons fire synchronized action potentials underlying the defecation motor program

Autor: Jingyuan Jiang, Yifan Su, Ruilin Zhang, Haiwen Li, Louis Tao, Qiang Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30452-y
Popis: Most neurons in the nematode C. elegans communicate in an analog manner. Here, the authors demonstrate that enteric motor neurons can fire all-or-none action potentials, and that this digital communication is important for defecation.
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