Serotonylation, the covalent linkage of serotonin to proteins has been discovered more than
60 years ago but only recently the mechanisms and first functions have been elucidated. It …

Only a limited number of animal species lend themselves to becoming model organisms in
multiple biological disciplines: one of these is the great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis …

Adrenal glands are the major organs releasing catecholamines and regulating our stress
response. The mechanisms balancing generation of adrenergic chromaffin cells and …

Sex determination is generally seen as an issue of importance for separate‐sexed
organisms; however, when considering other sexual systems, such as hermaphroditism, sex …

As pharmaceutical substances are highly used in human and veterinary medicine and
subsequently released in the environment, they represent emerging contaminants in the …

Serotonin (5-HT) is a key player in many physiological processes in both the adult organism
and developing embryo. One of the mechanisms for 5-HT-mediated effects is covalent …

In the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis, serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in feeding
behavior and its associated learning (eg, conditioned taste aversion: CTA). The 5-HT …

The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis learns conditioned taste aversion (CTA) and
consolidates it into long-term memory (LTM). How well they learn and form memory depends …

Snails and slugs crawl through the grass and between the flowers of backyard gardens in
temperate regions around the globe, but are also commonly encountered when snorkelling …

The origin of serotonin in the ovary is the key question for understanding mechanisms of
serotonergic regulation of reproductive function. We performed a study of the expression …