Nervous System Development and Neuropeptides Characterization in Embryo and Larva: Insights from a Non-Chordate Deuterostome, the Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i>

Here, we described the complex nervous system at five early developmental stages (blastula, gastrula, auricularia, doliolaria and pentactula) of a holothurian species with highly economic value, <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i>. The results revealed that the nervous system of embryos and la...

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Published in:	Biology
Main Authors:	Yingqiu Zheng, Xiao Cong, Huachen Liu, Yixin Wang, Kenneth B. Storey, Muyan Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Subjects:	nervous system neuropeptides sea cucumber embryo larva
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1538