Neuropeptides terminating in‐Arg‐Phe‐NH2 (‐RFamide) were first discovered in molluscan
nervous systems, but were soon recognized to occur widely throughout the invertebrates …

The search for myotropic peptide molecules in the brain, corpora cardiaca, corpora allata
suboesophageal ganglion complex of Locusta migratoria using a heterologous bioassay …

Only a limited number of animal species lend themselves to becoming model organisms in
multiple biological disciplines: one of these is the great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis …

Neuropeptides are a diverse class of signalling molecules that are widely employed as
neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in animals, both invertebrate and vertebrate …

Prosobranch snails have been afflicted globally by a condition whereby females develop
male sex characteristics, most notably a penis. This condition, known as imposex, has been …

We have isolated two novel related neuropeptides from the radial nerve cords of the
starfishes Asterias rubens and Asterias forbesi. One is an octapeptide with the amino acid …

Publisher Summary More than a hundred FMRFamide-related peptides (FARPs) from most
of the major phyla have been identified by their binding to FMRFamide antisera, by their …

Single cell mass spectrometry (MS) is uniquely positioned for the sequencing and
identification of peptides in rare cells. Small peptides can take on different roles in …

Since the initial characterization of the cardioexcitatory peptide FMRFamide in the bivalve
mollusk Macrocallista nimbosa, a great number of FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs) have …

Identification of novel neuropeptides and their cognate G protein-coupled receptors is
essential for a better understanding of neuroendocrine regulations. The RFamide peptides …