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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 889 (1 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrn2552

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Glia Glia are essential for sensory organ function in C. elegans Bacaj, T., Tevlin, M.|[nbsp]|&|[nbsp]|Shaham, S. Science 322, 744–747 (2008) Sensory organs contain glia, but whether these glia contribute to sensory function is unknown. Here the authors ablated the 'sheath' glial cells that surround neurons in the amphid, a sensory organ in Caenorhabditis elegans.