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The Tactile Receptive Fields of Freely Moving Caenorhabditis elegans Nematodes published as: https://t.co/EB8nlNIFvN #Integrative_Biology #biorxiv
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Integr Biol (Camb) August 2018 PMID 30027970
The tactile receptive fields of freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes.
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The Tactile Receptive Fields of Freely Moving Caenorhabditis elegans Nematodes published as: https://t.co/EB8nlNIFvN #Integrative_Biology #biorxiv
Nov 25, 2019 · 2,906 followers
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