Abstract
Small invertebrate nervous systems allow one to ask a series of questions concerning the functional roles of cotransmitters. This review outlines some of the implications of cotransmission for target selectivity in complex neuropils. We suggest the possibility that a unique constellation of cotransmitters in individual identified modulatory neurons allows a specificity of action even when peptides may act over an extended distance, and when individual modulatory substances may be released from several modulatory neurons.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-112 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Invertebrate Neuroscience |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1995 |
Keywords
- Crustacea
- colocalization
- neuroanatomy
- neuromodulators
- neuropeptides
- neuropil
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience