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Serotonin Drives Predatory Feeding Behavior via Synchronous Feeding Rhythms in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus

Feeding behaviors in a wide range of animals are regulated by the neurotransmitter serotonin, although the exact neural circuits and associated mechanism are often unknown. The nematode Pristionchus pacificus can kill other nematodes by opening prey cuticles with movable teeth. Previous studies show...

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Published in:G3 (Bethesda)
Main Authors: Okumura, Misako, Wilecki, Martin, Sommer, Ralf J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Genetics Society of America 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5677172/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28903981
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.300263
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