The roles of acetylcholine, dopamine, octopamine, tyramine, 5-hydroxytryptamine,
histamine, glutamate, 4-aminobutanoic acid (γ-aminobutyric acid) and a range of peptides …

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

The sequencing of the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genome provides a unique
opportunity to investigate the function and evolution of neural genes. The neurobiology of …

Neuropeptides are evolutionarily ancient mediators of neuronal signalling in nervous
systems. With recent advances in genomics/transcriptomics, an increasingly wide range of …

Background Many echinoderms form seasonal aggregations prior to spawning. In some
fecund species, a spawning event can lead to population outbreaks with detrimental …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key regulator of reproductive maturation in
humans and other vertebrates. Homologs of GnRH and its cognate receptor have been …

Neuronal secretion of peptide signaling molecules (neuropeptides) is an evolutionarily
ancient feature of nervous systems. Here we report the identification of 20 cDNAs encoding …

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 …

Crinoids are well known for their striking regenerative potential and can rapidly and
completely regenerate arms lost following self‐induced or traumatic amputation. Thus they …

Abstract Outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS; Acanthaster planci) are a major
cause of destruction of coral communities on the Australian Great Barrier Reef. While factors …