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Physiological functions of FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs) in crustaceans
A Joffre Mercier1, Rainer Friedrich, Maria Boldt
1Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada. amercier@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
Microscopy Research and Technique
|January 23, 2003
Abstract:
Neuropeptides play important roles in chemical signalling in the central and peripheral nervous systems. One of the largest families of neuropeptides is that of the FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs). This paper reviews what is known about the physiological functions of FLPs in crustaceans, focussing on the cardiovascular, digestive and neuromuscular systems.