Author: Schafer, William R.
Description: C. elegans hermaphrodites are self-fertile, and their rate and temporal pattern of egg-laying are modulated by diverse environmental cues. Egg-laying behavior has served as an important phenotypic assay for the genetic dissection of neuronal signal transduction mechanisms. This chapter reviews our current understanding of the neuronal and neurochemical mechanisms underlying the control of egg-laying in C. elegans. The roles of specific neurons in the egg-laying motor circuit, which release multiple neurotransmitters affecting distinct parameters of egg-laying muscle activity, and the possible mechanisms for sensory control of egg-laying behavior, are discussed.
Subject headings: Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; Disorders of Sex Development; Female; Oviposition; Uterus; Vulva; C elegans; Egg-laying
Publication year: 2005
Book title: WormBook: The Online Review of C. Elegans Biology
Find the full text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19787/
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