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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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Autores principales: Okumura, Misako, Wilecki, Martin, Sommer, Ralf J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Genetics Society of America 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5677172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28903981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.300263