Weinkove, D.

adaptation animal chemotaxi neuron elegan subunit nh 4cl protein result compound assay caenorhabditis elegans function speci caenorhabditi bargmann c.elegan wild-type animals odorant effect figure wild-type expression water osm -9 nh 4ac pre-exposure concentration 25 mm naac mutation salt speci ®c response 100 mm naac colbert nematode caenorhabditis elegans taste process phasmid neurons taste adaptation 15 min zwaal detection jansen compound adaptation assay analysis identi identi ®ed gg subunits plate signi exposure mechanism sequence nematode signal quadrant amphid neurons ® rst identi ®cation attractant ga subunits level animals show g protein g proteins gpc -1xs animals channel signi ®cant difference desensitization genetic perception chemosensory plasterk strain salt detection 5 min muscle cells receptor chemotaxis index speci ®city