Hi Nathalie,
I'd remind you of the idea that may be the gut itself is an 'enteric
nervous system'.
See Paola Dal Santo et al. (1999), "The Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor
Regulates a 50-Second Behavioral Rhythm in C. elegans". Cell 98: 757-767.
Cheers,
Raymond Lee
raymond at genetics.mgh.harvard.edu
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