Transcriptomic analysis of crustacean neuropeptide signaling during the moult cycle in the green shore crab, Carcinus maenas

Transcriptomic analysis of crustacean neuropeptide signaling during the moult cycle in the green shore crab, Carcinus maenas

Abstract Background Ecdysis is an innate behaviour programme by which all arthropods moult their exoskeletons. The complex suite of interacting neuropeptides that orchestrate ecdysis is well studied in insects, but details of the crustacean ecdysis cassette are fragmented and our understanding of th...

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Main Authors: Andrew Oliphant, Jodi L. Alexander, Martin T. Swain, Simon G. Webster, David C. Wilcockson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Ecdysis
G protein-coupled receptor
Central nervous system
Y-organ
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5057-3

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