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Pharyngeal Pumping

Pharyngeal Pumping is a rhythmic muscular contraction mechanism in nematodes that functions as a feeding apparatus by generating suction to ingest food particles, distinguishing it from other locomotory or excretory physiological processes through its specific role in nutrient acquisition.

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The pharynx of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Donna G. Albertson · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1976 · 673 citations

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Measurements of age-related changes of physiological processes that predict lifespan of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Cheng Huang, Chengjie Xiong, Kerry Kornfeld · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 539 citations · Full text

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Effects of starvation and neuroactive drugs on feeding in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Leon Avery, H. Robert Horvitz · Journal of Experimental Zoology · 1990 · 370 citations

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Pharyngeal pumping continues after laser killing of the pharyngeal nervous system of C. elegans

Leon Avery, H.Robert Horvitzt · Neuron · 1989 · 363 citations

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Interacting genes required for pharyngeal excitation by motor neuron MC in Caenorhabditis elegans.

David M. Raizen, Raymond Lee, Leon Avery · Genetics · 1995 · 307 citations

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Authors

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  1. LH
    Lindy Holden‐Dye

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 358 citations

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  2. LA
    Leon Avery

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

    8 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. VO
    Vincent O’Connor

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 157 citations

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  4. RW
    Robert Walker

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    6 publications · 252 citations

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    Richard Komuniecki

    University of Toledo, United States

    5 publications · 492 citations

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Institutions

178

  1. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    50 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. University of Toledo

    Toledo, United States

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    346 citations

  5. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    240 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    374 citations

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  1. PLoS ONE

    6 publications · 232 citations

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  2. Parasitology

    6 publications · 249 citations

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  3. Genetics

    6 publications · 665 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    6 publications · 518 citations

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  5. Journal of Neurochemistry

    JNC · 5 publications · 422 citations

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