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Molecular Biology and Physiology of Aplysia Neuropeptides

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Molecular Biology of Brain and Endocrine Peptidergic Systems

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Elucidating the roles of neuropeptides in neuronal communication is a prominent task of modern neurobiology. The central nervous systems of various gastropod snails provide excellent model systems for studies of peptidergic neurons due to the fact that these cells are extremely large, easily identifiable and readily accessible. The central nervous system of the gastropod mollusk Aplysia californica has been widely used for investigations of the cellular and molecular elements underlying behaviors, including fixed action patterns as well as simple forms of learning (Kandel, 1976; Kandel, 1979).

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Montreal, CP 6128, Succursale A, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada

    Luc DesGroseillers

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, USA

    Richard H. Scheller

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  2. International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology, Blue Hill Falls, Maine, USA

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DesGroseillers, L., Scheller, R.H. (1988). Molecular Biology and Physiology of Aplysia Neuropeptides. In: Chrétien, M., McKerns, K.W. (eds) Molecular Biology of Brain and Endocrine Peptidergic Systems. Biochemical Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8801-2_20

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