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Neurotransmitter and Neuropeptide Receptors in Caenorhabditis elegans
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    • *Currently, most expression patterns are partial and should not be considered as final.
    **Wormbase and Hunt Newbury et al, 2007 were used as general references.


    By Zeynep F. Altun, to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: zeynep.altun@einstein.yu.edu.This page should be cited as: Altun, Z.F. 2011. Neurotransmitter Receptors in C. elegans. In WormAtlas. doi:10.3908/wormatlas.5.202
    Last revision: August 20, 2013

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