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. 2020 May;36(5):561-564.
doi: 10.1007/s12264-020-00464-z. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Glial-neuronal Sensory Organs: Evolutionary Journey from Caenorhabditis elegans to Mammals

Yong Tang  1   2   3 , Peter Illes  4   5 , Alexei Verkhratsky  6   7
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Glial-neuronal Sensory Organs: Evolutionary Journey from Caenorhabditis elegans to Mammals

Yong Tang et al. Neurosci Bull. 2020 May.
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Glial-neuronal sensory organs. A Sensilla in C. elegans. B Glial-neuronal sensory organ in the skin of mouse. C Glial-neuronal organisation of the taste bud in humans (redrawn from [20]).
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