Feeding and the rhodopsin family G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) in nematodes and arthropods

Feeding and the rhodopsin family G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) in nematodes and arthropods

In vertebrates, receptors of the rhodopsin G-protein coupled superfamily (GPCRs) play an important role in the regulation of feeding and energy homeostasis and are activated by peptide hormones produced in the brain-gut axis. These peptides regulate appetite and energy expenditure by promoting or in...

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Main Authors: Joao Carlos dos Reis Cardoso, Rute Castelo Felix, Vera Garcia Fonseca, Deborah Mary Power
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Invertebrates
evolution
feeding
conservation
rhodopsin GPCR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00157/full

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