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The invertebrate neurosecretory cell: state of the art

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Book cover The Peptidergic Neuron

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The study of neurosecretion in invertebrates is not only particularly stimulating and effective because neuropeptides are among the phylogenetically oldest messenger substances yielding results are of general validity. Moreover, the often rather large neurosecretory cells can be unequivocally tagged by modern techniques and their developmental fate observed during the animal’s life cycle. Genetic manipulation and single cell recording in invertebrate neurosecretory cells offer insights in interaction and regulation of these cells. The present review is focused on insect neurosecretory processes, particularly on their genetic regulation and hormonal influences of excitability.

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Truman, J.W., Ewer, J., Gammie, S., McNabb, S. (1996). The invertebrate neurosecretory cell: state of the art. In: Krisch, B., Mentlein, R. (eds) The Peptidergic Neuron. Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9010-6_18

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