An opioid-like system regulating feeding behavior in C. elegans [PDF]
eLife, 2015 Neuropeptides are essential for the regulation of appetite. Here we show that neuropeptides could regulate feeding in mutants that lack neurotransmission from the motor neurons that stimulate feeding muscles. We identified nlp-24 by an RNAi screen of 115
Mi Cheong Cheong +3 more
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Differential Changes in Expression of Stress- and Metabolic-related Neuropeptides in the Rat Hypothalamus during Morphine Dependence and Withdrawal [PDF]
, 2013 Chronic morphine treatment and naloxone precipitated morphine withdrawal activates stress-related brain circuit and results in significant changes in food intake, body weight gain and energy metabolism.
Ferenczi, Szilamér +6 more
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Fear, love, and the origins of canid domestication: An oxytocin hypothesis
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022 The process of dog domestication likely involved at least two functional stages. The initial stage occurred when subpopulations of wolves became synanthropes, benefiting from life nearby or in human environments. The second phase was characterized by the
Yury E. Herbeck +3 more
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Oxytocinergic Feedback Circuitries: An Anatomical Basis for Neuromodulation of Social Behaviors
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2021 Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide produced by hypothalamic neurons and is known to modulate social behavior among other functions. Several experiments have shown that OT modulates neuronal activity in many brain areas, including sensory cortices.
Arthur Lefevre +6 more
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Bee-safe peptidomimetic acaricides achieved by comparative genomics
Scientific Reports, 2022 The devastating Varroa mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman) is an obligatory ectoparasite of the honey bee, contributing to significant colony losses in North America and throughout the world.
Vikas Jindal +14 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Hypothalamic oxytocin (OXT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) neurons have been at the center of several physiological and behavioral studies. Advances in viral vector biology and the development of transgenic rodent models have allowed for targeted gene ...
Keerthi Thirtamara Rajamani +9 more
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WormBook, 2008 The role of neuropeptides in modulating behavior is slowly being elucidated. With the sequencing of the C. elegans genome, the extent of the neuropeptide genes in C. elegans can be determined. To date, 113 neuropeptide genes encoding over 250 distinct neuropeptides have been identified.
Chris, Li, Kyuhyung, Kim
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Role of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in anxiety disorders
Stress and Brain, 2022 The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) expresses multiple neuropeptides and plays an essential role in several physiological processes. Among the brain areas directly projecting to the PVN are deep brain structures closely related to instinctive ...
Chen Wu, Mario A. Zetter
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Postnatal development of the relaxin-3 innervation of the rat medial septum
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 IntroductionThe septal area provides a rich innervation to the hippocampus regulating hippocampal excitability to different behavioral states and modulating theta rhythmogenesis.
Francisco Ros-Bernal +8 more
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Coordinated RNA-Seq and peptidomics identify neuropeptides and G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the large pine weevil Hylobius abietis, a major forestry pest [PDF]
, 2018 Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus), or large pine weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), is a pest of European coniferous forests. In order to gain understanding of the functional physiology of this species, we have assembled a de novo transcriptome of H. abietis,
Davies, Shireen-Anne +7 more
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