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  • Title: Adult-to-embryo chemical signaling in the regulation of larval development in trochophore animals: cellular and molecular mechanisms.
    Author: Voronezhskaya EE, Glebov KI, Khabarova MY, Ponimaskin EG, Nezlin LP.
    Journal: Acta Biol Hung; 2008; 59 Suppl():117-22. PubMed ID: 18652383.
    Abstract:
    The regulation of larval development by starved adults occurs in both freshwater snails, Helisoma trivolvis and marine polychaetes, Platynereis dumerilii. Serotonin (5-HT) links this environmental signal which is detected by larval apical sensory neurons to changes in larval development. A profile of the stage-dependent expression of 5-HT receptors and coupled G proteins is essential in this regulatory mechanism. The final effect on development depends on the modulation of the activity of the larval digestive system.
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