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MEC-2 regulates C. elegans DEG/ENaC channels needed for mechanosensation 2002 2026 2010 2018 383
  1. MEC-2 regulates C. elegans DEG/ENaC channels needed for mechanosensation (2002)
    Miriam B. Goodman, Glen G. Ernstrom et al. Nature
  2. The MEC-4 DEG/ENaC channel of Caenorhabditis elegans touch receptor neurons transduces mechanical signals (2004)
    Robert O’Hagan, Martin Chalfie et al. Nature Neuroscience
  3. Mechanosensation in Caenorhabditis elegans (2005)
    Robert O’Hagan, Martin Chalfie International review of neurobiology

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