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Measuring Caenorhabditis elegans Sensitivity to the Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist Levamisole
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Genética
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JoVE Journal Genética
Measuring Caenorhabditis elegans Sensitivity to the Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist Levamisole

Measuring Caenorhabditis elegans Sensitivity to the Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist Levamisole

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June 07, 2022

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June 07, 2022

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The present protocol describes an assay to determine response to levamisole, a pharmacological agonist of one class of Caenorhabditis elegans acetylcholine receptors. In this liquid levamisole swim assay, researchers visually observe and quantitate the time-dependent paralysis of animals cultivated in 24-well plates.

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