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This is an essay for the non-specialist about neuropeptides, the peptidergic neuron and the potential of research in this area for the development of novel methods of pest control. Neuropeptides represent the largest and most diverse class of neurotransmitters and neurohormones in the nervous systems of both vertebrates and invertebrates.1,2 They are responsible for regulating such diverse and essential biological processes as development and maturation, metabolism, behaviour, reproduction, excretion and water balance. Peptidergic systems would seem therefore to offer many opportunities for the development of novel methods for the control of invertebrate pests and parasites.3,4
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O’Shea, M., Rayne, R.C. (1992). The Peptidergic Neuron: Possible New Molecular Targets. In: Duce, I.R. (eds) Neurotox ’91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2898-8_10
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