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In the past 15 years, a number of small peptides that mediate specific kinds of behavior have been isolated. For example, hypothalamic releasing factors ranging from 3 to 41 amino acids in length regulate the production and release of anterior pituitary hormones that mediate growth, reproductive cycles, and diurnal light and temperature cycles. Substance P and opioid peptides regulate the perception of pain in the animal by serving as neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the nervous system. Other peptides have been implicated in regulating sleep and temperature (bombesin). The train of responses involved in egg-laying behavior in Aplysia has been shown to be triggered by a small group of related peptides. Finally, peptide pheromones (a and α factors) mediate the union of yeast cells during conjugation.
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Herbert, E., Comb, M., Rosen, H., Martens, G. (1984). Expression of Opioid Peptide Genes in Different Species. In: Black, I.B. (eds) Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neuronal Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2717-2_18
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