The anti-gonadotropic neuropeptide schistosomin interferes with peripheral and central neuroendocrine mechanisms involved in the regulation of reproduction and growth in the schistosome-infected snail Lymnaea stagnalis.
de Jong-Brink
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M
Faculty of Biology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hordijk
P L
PL
Vergeest
D P
DP
Schallig
H D
HD
Kits
K S
KS
ter Maat
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A
D000818:Animals; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010455:Peptides; C054640:schistosomin