Abstract
Neurons and muscle are potential secondary targeted organs for environmental toxicants in nematodes. We here first discussed the toxicity on development and functions of neurons in nematodes exposed to environmental toxicants or stresses. Six aspects of neurotoxicity induced by environmental toxicants or stresses were mainly introduced, and they are development and function of GABAergic neurons, development of dopaminergic neurons, development and function of sensory neurons, interneurons, complex behaviors, and neurotransmission. The toxicity on development and functions of muscle in nematodes exposed to environmental toxicants or stresses was further introduced and discussed.
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Wang, D. (2019). Toxicity Induction in Neurons and Muscle in Nematodes Exposed to Environmental Toxicants or Stresses. In: Target Organ Toxicology in Caenorhabditis elegans. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6010-7_6
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