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Discovery of sea urchin NGFFFamide receptor unites a bilaterian neuropeptide family

Neuropeptides are ancient regulators of physiology and behaviour, but reconstruction of neuropeptide evolution is often difficult owing to lack of sequence conservation. Here, we report that the receptor for the neuropeptide NGFFFamide in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (phylum Echinode...

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Autores principales: Semmens, Dean C., Beets, Isabel, Rowe, Matthew L., Blowes, Liisa M., Oliveri, Paola, Elphick, Maurice R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25904544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.150030