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Albertson & Thomson 1976

The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans

Donna G. Albertson and J. N. Thompson
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B275299–325
Published: 10 August 1976

Summary

  • The anatomical connectome of the pharynx was reconstructed from serial electron micrographs.
  • The connectivity of this region was described at the level of individual synaptic regions differentiating electrical gap junction connections and chemical synaptic connections.
  • Composed of 34 muscle cells, 9 marginal cells, 9 epithelial cells, 5 gland cells and 20 neurons.