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Examining the Effect of Pesticides on Caenorhabditis elegans Neurons
 

Examining the Effect of Pesticides on Caenorhabditis elegans Neurons

Article DOI: 10.3791/63845-v 05:08 min May 27th, 2022
May 27th, 2022

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Young adult Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes are exposed to different concentrations of commercial pesticides or other toxicants for 2-24 h. Then, different neurons can be visualized using fluorescent-expressing strains. This paper demonstrates how to expose nematodes to pesticides and assess neuron damage.

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Keywords: Caenorhabditis Elegans Neurons Pesticides Nematodes Escherichia Coli Agarose Pad Sodium Azide Micropipette Authentic Research Undergraduate Students
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