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Leon Avery
Researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University
Publications - 80
Citations - 10224
Leon Avery is an academic researcher from Virginia Commonwealth University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Caenorhabditis elegans & Pharyngeal muscles. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 79 publications receiving 9549 citations. Previous affiliations of Leon Avery include University of Waterloo & University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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The Genetics of Feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans
TL;DR: The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans is a nearly self-contained neuromuscular organ responsible for feeding, and screening for worms with visible defects in pharyngeal feeding behavior identified 35 genes involved in the development or function of the excitable cells of thepharynx, at least 22 previously unknown.
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The genetics of ivermectin resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans
TL;DR: In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, simultaneous mutation of three genes, avr-14,Avr-15, and glc-1, encoding glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) alpha-type subunits confers high-level resistance to the antiparasitic drug ivermectin.
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Guanylyl cyclase expression in specific sensory neurons: A new family of chemosensory receptors
TL;DR: The guanylyl cyclases represent an unexpectedly large and new family of sensory neuron receptors that may complement the 7-transmembrane family of odorant/pheromone receptors.
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Dietary choice behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans
Boris B. Shtonda,Leon Avery +1 more
TL;DR: It is shown that worms exhibit dietary choice: they hunt for high quality food and leave hard-to-eat bacteria, and this food seeking behavior is enhanced in animals that have already experienced good food.
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Active Currents Regulate Sensitivity and Dynamic Range in C. elegans Neurons
TL;DR: The electrical properties of an identified sensory neuron (ASER) across four developmental stages and 42 unidentified neurons at one stage are analyzed to find that ASER is nearly isopotential and fails to generate classical Na+ action potentials, but displays a high sensitivity to input currents coupled to a depolarization-dependent reduction in sensitivity.