title: FMRFamide and related peptides in the phylum mollusca.
abstract: FMRFamide is one of the well-known peptides studied within the phylum Mollusca. It was first isolated from the clam Macrocallista nimbosa during the end of the 1960s. Since then, a number of reports related to FMRFamide have been published from different experimental approaches, revealing that it and its related peptides (FaRPs) are implicated in a variety of physiological processes. As this year is the 30th anniversary since its discovery, this review focuses on diverse findings related to both FMRFamide and FaRPs in the phylum Mollusca.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF, 04510, Mexico. lopez-vera@icmyl.unam.mx
authors.forename: Estuardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Vera
authors.forename: Manuel B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: Edgar P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Heimer de la Cotera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019835:FMRFamide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D019835:FMRFamide