The pigment‐dispersing factor neuronal network systematically grows in developing honey bees
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DOI: 10.1002/cne.25278
Abstract: The neuropeptide pigment‐dispersing factor (PDF) plays a prominent role in the circadian clock of many insects including honey bees. In the honey bee brain, PDF is expressed in about 15 clock neurons per hemisphere that… read more here.
Keywords: insects; pigment dispersing; pdf; honey bees ... See more keywords
Pigment Dispersing Factors and Their Cognate Receptors in a Crustacean Model, With New Insights Into Distinct Neurons and Their Functions
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DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.595648
Abstract: Pigment dispersing factors (PDFs, or PDHs in crustaceans) form a structurally related group of neuropeptides found throughout the Ecdysozoa and were first discovered as pigmentary effector hormones in crustaceans. In insects PDFs fulfill crucial neuromodulatory… read more here.
Keywords: pdh pdh; pigment dispersing; pdh; factors cognate ... See more keywords