Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Insulin is a molecule that has played a key role in several of the most important landmarks in
medical and biological research. It is one of the most extensively studied protein hormones …

There are actually two independent sets of invertebrate neuropeptides. Those in the first
group are native to the invertebrates. They have been identified by their ability to modify or …

Insulin and related peptides are key hormonal integrators of growth and metabolism in
vertebrates1–3. There is little biochemical evidence for insulin-related peptides in …

Although it is still controversial whether the primary target sites underlying general
anaesthesia are proteins1, 2 or lipids3–5, it is generally thought that the ultimate targets are …

1. The distribution and actions of three spontaneously occurring wide-acting synaptic inputs
on identified neurons of the visceral and right parieta) ganglia of Lt~ rnrrra rfagnulis are …

An experimental study has been made of the role of the endocrine centres in the cerebral
ganglia of the freshwater pulmonate L. stagnalis on body growth, growth of body parts …

Cauterization of the neurosecretory caudodorsal cells (CDC) of the cerebral ganglia of the
hermaphroditic freshwater pulmonate Lymnaea stagnalis, resulted in a cessation of …

Perikarya and nerve fibers were immunocytochemically identified in the central nervous
system of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis by means of the unlabelled antibody enzyme …

The ovulation hormone producing neuro-endocrine cells of Lymnaea stagnate, the caudo-
dorsal cells (CDC), are comparable to the bag cells of Aplysia. Both cell types are capable of …