Serotonin and neuropeptides are both released by the HSN command neuron to initiate Caenorhabditis elegans egg laying.

Neurons typically release both a small-molecule neurotransmitter and one or more neuropeptides, but how these two types of signal from the same neuron might act together remains largely obscure. For example, serotonergic neurons in mammalian brain express the neuropeptide Substance P, but it is uncl...

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Main Authors: Jacob C Brewer, Andrew C Olson, Kevin M Collins, Michael R Koelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007896