Paraformaldehyde
1 paper1 finding
- 1 lab in 1 country
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- Model organisms1
Outcomes
1Pharyngeal pumping
no changein worms1
1 study
Pharyngeal pumping
no changein worms1
Paraformaldehyde has no effect on pharyngeal pumping in worms.
“Worms fed PFA-inactivated bacteria showed no food aversion, and maintained wild-type pharyngeal pumping levels, fertility rates, and lipid accumulation, closely resembling the behavior and physiology of worms fed alive E. coli OP50.”
Model organismsfed PFA-inactivated E. coli OP500.5%
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