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Enhanced recovery of single-cell RNA-sequencing reads for missing gene expression data
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A sex-specific thermogenic neurocircuit induced by predator smell recruiting cholecystokinin neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus
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Chondroitin 4-O-sulfation regulates hippocampal perineuronal nets and social memory
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Serotonergic fast lane from taste detection to preparatory digestive actions
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Sensory representation and detection mechanisms of gut osmolality change
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The cellular basis of distinct thirst modalities.
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Neural control and modulation of thirst, sodium appetite, and hunger.
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Multidimensional analysis of cell types in a hypothalamic node controlling social behavior.
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Temporally and spatially distinct thirst satiation signals.
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Chemosensory modulation of neural circuits for sodium appetite.
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Neural populations for maintaining body fluid balance.
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Peripheral and central nutrient sensing underlying appetite regulation.
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Opening a "wide" window onto taste signal transmission.
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Hierarchical neural architecture underlying thirst regulation.
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The cellular mechanism for water detection in the mammalian taste system.
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Thirst Driving and Suppressing Signals Encoded by Distinct Neural Populations in the Brain.
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High salt recruits aversive taste pathways.
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The cells and peripheral representation of sodium taste in mice.
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The taste of carbonation.
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Odorant receptor map in the mouse olfactory bulb: in vivo sensitivity and specificity of receptor-defined glomeruli.
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Olfactory receptor antagonism between odorants.
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