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 …

Apart from providing an up-to-date review of the literature, considerable emphasis was
placed in this article on the historical development of the field of “crustacean eyestalk …

Neuropeptides are signaling molecules that commonly act via G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) and are generated in neurons by proneuropeptide (pNP) cleavage. Present in both …

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human
ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades. This global …

Early studies recognizing the importance of the decapod eyestalk in the endocrine
regulation of crustacean physiology—molting, metabolism, reproduction, osmotic balance …

Molting is critical for growth, development, reproduction, and survival in arthropods.
Complex neuroendocrine pathways are involved in the regulation of molting and may …

Numerous neuropeptide systems have been implicated to coordinately control energy
homeostasis, both centrally and peripherally. However, the vertebrate neuropeptide Y (NPY) …

In this review we trace the evolutionary connections between GnRH receptors from
vertebrates and the receptors for adipokinetic hormone (AKH), AKH/corazonin-related …

Neuropeptides, representing the largest class of neuromodulators, commonly signal by G-
protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). While the neuropeptide repertoire of several metazoans …

Background. Neuropeptides are important regulators of physiological processes and
behavior. Although they tend to be generally well conserved, recent results using …