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Zhikai Liu

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0000-0002-2185-2064Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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David G. C. HildebrandiD· 2 shared Joshua L. Morgan· 2 shared Martha W. BagnalliD· 2 shared AbdulRasheed A. Alabi· 1 shared Isabela A. Haskell· 1 shared Jingyi ChiiD· 1 shared Maša Josipović· 1 shared Minseon KimiD· 1 shared

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Vagal volume receptors in the heart compensate for blood loss and posture change

Zhikai Liu, Shan Lu, Isabela A. Haskell, Soohong Min, Maša Josipović, AbdulRasheed A. Alabi, Jingyi Chi, Minseon Kim, Stephen D. Liberles

This study identifies vagal cardiac mechanoreceptors as critical for compensating blood loss and posture changes by regulating blood pressure.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

The organization of the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish

Zhikai Liu, David G. C. Hildebrand, Joshua L. Morgan, Yizhen Jia, Nicholas Slimmon, Martha W. Bagnall

The paper maps the zebrafish gravity-sensing system and shows that sensory tuning and developmental sequence organize vestibular topography.

Nature Communications · Aug 27, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Central vestibular tuning arises from patterned convergence of otolith afferents

Zhikai Liu, Yukiko Kimura, Shin‐ichi Higashijima, David G. C. Hildebrand, Joshua L. Morgan, Timothy E. Holy, Martha W. Bagnall

This study demonstrates that convergence of otolith afferents with similar or differing preferred directions shapes the tuning complexity of central vestibular neurons in zebrafish.

Neuron · Sep 15, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience