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Cardioactive peptides of the CNS of the pulmonate snail Lymnaea stagnalis

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In the pulmonate snailLymnaea stagnalis the cardioactive effects (tested on isolated auricles) of acetylcholine (ACh), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), the bivalve tetrapeptide FMRFamide, and of chromatographically separated snail brain substances have been established. Besides ACh and 5-HT, in brain extracts, small FMRFamide-like and large cardioexcitatory peptides were found.

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  1. Department of Biology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1007 MC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    W. P. M. Geraerts, J. P. Th. M. van Leeuwen, K. Nuyt & N. D. de With

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Geraerts, W.P.M., van Leeuwen, J.P.T.M., Nuyt, K. et al. Cardioactive peptides of the CNS of the pulmonate snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Experientia 37, 1168–1170 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01989899

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