Neuropeptides in the nematodeAscaris suum
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 102 (S1), S107-S116
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000073339
Abstract
Most of the successful anti-nematode drugs currently available affect the nematode locomotory system. Their success is due to their interactions with molecules associated with the main neuro-transmitters of the motor nervous system, acetylcholine and GABA. These drugs tend to have a relatively broad spectrum of action, affecting a wide variety of nematodes, presumably because nematode motor nervous systems are conservative in their use of these transmitters.Keywords
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