Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) of neuropeptides in crustacean neuronal tissues was
performed on a MALDI-TOF/TOF instrument. Sample preparation protocols were developed …

Neuropeptides are an important class of signaling molecules in the nervous and
neuroendocrine system, but they are challenging to study due to their low concentration in …

Neuropeptides represent one of the largest classes of signaling molecules used by nervous
systems to regulate a wide range of physiological processes. Over the past several years …

The conventional mass spectrometry (MS)-based strategy is often inadequate for the
comprehensive characterization of various size neuropeptides without the assistance of …

Jonah crab Cancer borealis is an excellent, long-served model organism for many areas of
physiology, including the study of endocrinology and neurobiology. Characterizing the …

Crustaceans are commonly used model organisms to study neuromodulation. Despite
numerous reported crustacean neuropeptide families and their functions, there has been no …

The crustacean stomatogastric ganglion (STG) is modulated by both locally released
neuroactive compounds and circulating hormones. This study presents mass spectrometric …

Decapod crustaceans are important animal models for neurobiologists due to their relatively
simple nervous systems with well-defined neural circuits and extensive neuromodulation by …

Neuropeptides are a complex set of messenger molecules controlling a wide array of
regulatory functions and behaviors within an organism. These neuromodulators are cleaved …

The distributions of neuropeptides in paraffin-embedded tissue sections (PETS) of the
eyestalk, brain, and thoracic ganglia of the shrimp Penaeus monodon were visualized by …