Molecular Biochemistry and Physiology of Helminth Neuromuscular Systems - Parasitology

This new collection of articles, edited by D. W. Halton include: Evolution and function of transmitter molecules; Neuropeptides and their evolution; Functional morphology of the platyhelminth nervous system; Neuromuscular physiology and pharmacology of turbellarian flatworms; Neuromuscular physiology and pharmacology of parasitic flatworms; FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) in nematodes: occurrence and neuromuscular physiology; Biophysics of neuromuscular function in nematodes; Electrophysiology of nematode muscle and anti-nemotodal drug action; Metabolism and inactivation of neurotransmitters in helminths; Molecular biology and in vitro expression of helminth receptors; Molecular biology and electrophysiology of glutamate-gated chloride channels of invertebrates; Pharmacology of anthelmintic resistance; Prospects for rational approaches to anthelmintic discovery. This volume is the specially commissioned supplement to the journal Parasitology, volume 113.