Neuropeptides from a praying mantis: what the loss of pyrokinins and tryptopyrokinins suggests about the endocrine functions of these peptides

Background Neuropeptides play important roles in insects, but in many cases their functions remain obscure. Comparative neuropeptidome analyses may provide clues to what these functions might be. Praying mantises are predators and close relatives of cockroaches that are scavengers. Cockroach neurope...

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Main Author: Jan A. Veenstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2025-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/19036.pdf