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A Minimally Invasive Lesion Technique for Muscles Intrinsic to the Odontophore of Aplysia californica
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A Minimally Invasive Lesion Technique for Muscles Intrinsic to the Odontophore of Aplysia californica

A Minimally Invasive Lesion Technique for Muscles Intrinsic to the Odontophore of Aplysia californica

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August 16, 2019

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10.3791/60030-v

DOI:
10.3791/60030-v

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05:38 min
August 16, 2019

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1Department of Biology,Case Western Reserve University, 2Department of Biology,Case Western Reserve University, 3Department of Neurosciences,Case Western Reserve University, 4Department of Biomedical Engineering,Case Western Reserve University

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Here we present a protocol for minimally invasive surgical lesioning of muscles intrinsic to the feeding apparatus of the marine mollusk Aplysia californica to understand the roles of these muscles during feeding behavior.

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Kehl, C., Chiel, H. J. A Minimally Invasive Lesion Technique for Muscles Intrinsic to the Odontophore of Aplysia californica. J. Vis. Exp. (150), e60030, doi:10.3791/60030 (2019).

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