As important physiological regulators, peptides have been used in many fields including
medicine, cosmetics, healthcare products, animal nutrition and health, and plant nutrition …

This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

The mechanisms that control the sizes of a body and its many parts remain among the great
puzzles in developmental biology. Why do animals grow to a species‐specific body size …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Recent genetic analyses in worms, flies, and mammals illustrate the importance of bioactive
peptides in controlling numerous complex behaviors, such as feeding and circadian …

Neuropeptides in insects act as neuromodulators in the central and peripheral nervous
system and as regulatory hormones released into the circulation. The functional roles of …

There are two main classes of hormones in insects: 1) the true hormones produced by
epithelial glands and belonging to the ecdysteroids or juvenile hormones and 2) the …

Juvenile hormone (JH) exerts pleiotropic functions during insect life cycles. The regulation of
JH biosynthesis by neuropeptides and biogenic amines, as well as the transport of JH by …

Concurrent with our expanding knowledge of the general field of endocrinology has come
the revelation that what was accepted as a central dogma is no longer true. In the case of …