NeurosciencePLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Intestine-to-neuronal signaling alters risk-taking behaviors in food-deprived Caenorhabditis elegans
Molly A. Matty, Hiu Eunice Lau, Jessica A Haley…·Sreekanth H. Chalasani
This paper shows that food deprivation in C. elegans reduces repellent sensitivity, mediated by intestinal transcription factors and insulin signaling to neurons, leading to riskier behaviors.
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