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The Neural Circuits and Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Motor Initiation in C. elegans by Piggott, Beverly J., Liu, Jie, Feng, Zhaoyang, Wescott, Seth A., Xu, X.Z. Shawn

“…C. elegans is widely used to dissect how neural circuits and genes generate behavior. During locomotion, worms initiate backward movement to change locomotion…”
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Ion Channels in Gliomas-From Molecular Basis to Treatment by Elias, Abdallah F, Lin, Bernice C, Piggott, Beverly J

“…Ion channels provide the basis for the nervous system's intrinsic electrical activity. Neuronal excitability is a characteristic property of neurons and is…”
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Rationally designed fluorogenic protease reporter visualizes spatiotemporal dynamics of apoptosis in vivo by To, Tsz-Leung, Piggott, Beverly J., Makhijani, Kalpana, Yu, Dan, Jan, Yuh Nung, Shu, Xiaokun

“…Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based reporters have been widely used in imaging cell signaling; however, their in vivo application has been handicapped…”
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The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in Caenorhabditis elegans by Li, Wei, Kang, Lijun, Piggott, Beverly J., Feng, Zhaoyang, Xu, X.Z. Shawn

“…Most animals can distinguish two distinct types of touch stimuli: gentle (innocuous) and harsh (noxious/painful) touch, however, the underlying mechanisms are…”
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A C. elegans neuron both promotes and suppresses motor behavior to fine tune motor output by Li, Zhaoyu, Zhou, Jiejun, Wani, Khursheed A, Yu, Teng, Ronan, Elizabeth A, Piggott, Beverly J, Liu, Jianfeng, Xu, X Z Shawn

“…How neural circuits drive behavior is a central question in neuroscience. Proper execution of motor behavior requires precise coordination of many neurons…”
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Paralytic, the Drosophila voltage-gated sodium channel, regulates proliferation of neural progenitors by Piggott, Beverly J, Peters, Christian J, He, Ye, Huang, Xi, Younger, Susan, Jan, Lily Yeh, Jan, Yuh Nung

“…Proliferating cells, typically considered "nonexcitable," nevertheless, exhibit regulation by bioelectric signals. Notably, voltage-gated sodium channels…”
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A C. elegans Model of Nicotine-Dependent Behavior: Regulation by TRP-Family Channels by Feng, Zhaoyang, Li, Wei, Ward, Alex, Piggott, Beverly J., Larkspur, Erin R., Sternberg, Paul W., Xu, X.Z. Shawn

“…Nicotine, the primary addictive substance in tobacco, induces profound behavioral responses in mammals, but the underlying genetic mechanisms are not well…”
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The Neural Circuits and Synaptic Mechanism Underlying Motor Initiation in Caenorhabditis elegans by Piggott, Beverly J

“…Understanding the neural circuits and genes that underlie behavior is a fundamental question in the field of neuroscience. While behaviors diverge across…”
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The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in C. elegans by Li, Wei, Kang, Lijun, Piggott, Beverly J., Feng, Zhaoyang, Shawn Xu, X. Z.

“…Most animals can distinguish two distinct types of touch stimuli: gentle (innocuous) and harsh (noxious/painful) touch, but the underlying mechanisms are not…”
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The Neural Circuits and Synaptic Mechanism Underlying Motor Initiation in Caenorhabditis elegans by Piggott, Beverly J

“…Understanding the neural circuits and genes that underlie behavior is a fundamental question in the field of neuroscience. While behaviors diverge across…”
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