Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

The stomatogastric nervous system plays a pivotal role in feeding behaviour. Central to this
system is the frontal ganglion, which is responsible for foregut motor activity, and hence the …

Overarching themes in the terminal differentiation of the enteric nervous system, an
autonomously acting unit of animal nervous systems, have so far eluded discovery. We …

Neuropeptides are signaling molecules that regulate almost all physiological processes in
animals. Around 50 different genes for neuropeptides have been described in insects. In …

Feeding behaviour is a complex functional system that relies on external signals and the
physiological state of the animal. This is also the case in ants as they vary their feeding …

Background One set of the developmentally important Doublesex and Male-abnormal-3
Related Transcription factors (Dmrt) is subject of intense research, because of their role in …

Insect ecdysis triggering hormones (ETHs) released from endocrine Inka cells act on specific
neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) to activate the ecdysis sequence. These …

Like the vertebrate enteric nervous system (ENS), the insect ENS consists of interconnected
ganglia and nerve plexuses that control gut motility. However, the insect ENS lies …

Background Smokers present a higher prevalence and severity of periodontitis and,
consequently, higher prevalence of tooth loss. Smoking cessation improves the response to …

Discrimination between edible and noxious food, crucial for animal survival, is based on
separate gustatory receptors for phagostimulants and deterrents. In the moth Heliothis …