Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology, Volume 1 and 2
By Saber Saleuddin, Angela B. Lange and Ian Orchard
Advances in Invertebrate (Neuro)Endocrinology: A Collection of Reviews in the Post-Genomic Era (2-volume set) provides an informative series of reviews from expert scientists who are at the forefront of their research into the endocrinology of invertebrates. These two volumes are timely and appropriate in this post-genomic era because of the rapid pace of change brought about by genome projects, functional genomics, and genetics (omics technologies). The volume shows the rich history and strong tradition of cutting-edge research using invertebrates that has opened up our broader understanding of comparative endocrinology and the evolution of regulatory pathways and systems. These reviews set the scene and context for this exciting new era of understanding that has come from this post-genomic revolution.
This book undertakes the daunting task of covering most of the diverse endocrine systems that exist among invertebrates. The papers in this book will advance our knowledge of invertebrate endocrinology but also of endocrinology in general, making the book will be valuable to researchers and students.
Table of Contents
Volume 1
1. Cnidarian Peptide Signaling Molecules
2. Sex-Inducing Substances Breakdown Dormancy in Planarian Postembryonic Reproductive Development
3. Fine Tuning of Behaviors through Neuropeptide Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans
4. Annelids Neuro-Endrocrino-Immune Response
5. Neuropeptide Signalling in Echinoderms: From “Physiologic Activity of Nerve Extracts” to Neuropeptidomics and Beyond
6. Endocrine Control of Gametogenesis and Spawning in Bivalves
7. Peptidergic Systems in the Pond Snail Lymnaea: From Genes to Hormones and Behavior
8. A Critical Review of Sex Steroid Hormones and the Induction Mechanisms of Imposex in Gastropod Mollusks
9. Hormones May Shape Sexual Behavior in Cephalopods
10. Physiological Functions of Gastropod Peptides and Neurotransmitters
11. Ascidian Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones
Volume 2
1. Juvenile Hormone Regulation and Action
2. Molecular Functions of Ecdysteroids in Insects
3. Adipokinetic Hormone: A Hormone for All Seasons?
4. Sex-Related Peptides of Male Insects
5. Endocrine Control of Pupal Diapause in the Cabbage Army Moth Mamestra brassicae
6. Hormonal Control of Diuresis in Insects
7. Stayin’ Alive: Endocrinological Stress Responses in Insects
8. Insect GPCRs and Development of Mimetic Analogs of the Insect Kinin, Pyrokinin-Like and Sulfakinin Neuropeptide Classes as Pest Management Tools
