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Worm Research May Explain Some Drug Effects in Humans

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Worm Research May Explain Some Drug Effects in Humans

image: The head of a transgenic C. elegans nematode expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) in neurons that express the dopamine-gated chloride channel LGC-53 and red fluorescent protein (dsRed) in dopaminergic neurons. This image accompanied the report "Ligand-Gated Chloride Channels Are Receptors for Biogenic Amines in C. elegans," by N. Ringstad et. al appearing in the July 3, 2009 issue of Science. view more 

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