Trends in comparative endocrinology and neurobiology

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Neuropeptide control of fluid balance in insects / G.M. Coast and C.S. Garside -- Dopaminergic inhibition of reproduction in teleost fishes: ecophysiological and evolutionary implications / S. Dufour ... [et al.] -- Trends in the evolution of the proenkephalin and prodynorphin genes in gnathostomes / A. Khalap ... [et al.] -- Silk moth endocrinology and neuropeptide hormones / S. Nagata, H. Kataoka, and A. Suzuki -- Parathyroid glands in calcium regulation and human disease / G. Akerstrom ... [et al.] -- Bioinformatic analysis of peptide precursor proteins / G. Baggerman ... [et al.] -- Urotensin II: ancient hormone with new functions in vertebrate body fluid regulation / By R.J. Balment, W. Song, and N. Ashton -- Vitellogenesis in the red crab, Charybdis feriatus: contributions from small vitellogenin transcripts (CFVg) and farnesoic acid stimulation of CFVg expression / S.M. Chan ... [et al.] -- Identification of 26RFa from frog brain: a novel hypothalamic neuropeptide with orexigenic activity in mammals / N. Chartrel ... [et al.] -- Combinatorial expression of phenotypes of different cell lineages in the rat and mouse pituitary / C. Denef ... [et al.] -- Expansion of the superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors in chordates / R. Fredriksson, M.C. Lagerstrom, and H.B. Schioth -- In situ hybridization localization of TRH precursor and TRH receptor mRNAs in the brain and pituitary of Xenopus laevis / L. Galas ... [et al.] -- Adipokinetic hormone and the immune responses of.