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Using an Adapted Microfluidic Olfactory Chip for the Imaging of Neuronal Activity in Response to Pheromones in Male C. Elegans Head Neurons
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Using an Adapted Microfluidic Olfactory Chip for the Imaging of Neuronal Activity in Response to Pheromones in Male C. Elegans Head Neurons

Using an Adapted Microfluidic Olfactory Chip for the Imaging of Neuronal Activity in Response to Pheromones in Male C. Elegans Head Neurons

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September 07, 2017

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10.3791/56026-v

DOI:
10.3791/56026-v

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1Department of Biology and Biotechnology,Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering,Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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The use of an adapted "olfactory chip" for the efficient calcium imaging of C. elegans males is described here. Studies of male exposure to glycerol and a pheromone are also shown.

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Reilly, D. K., Lawler, D. E., Albrecht, D. R., Srinivasan, J. Using an Adapted Microfluidic Olfactory Chip for the Imaging of Neuronal Activity in Response to Pheromones in Male C. Elegans Head Neurons. J. Vis. Exp. (127), e56026, doi:10.3791/56026 (2017).

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