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CHAPTER
6
The Neurobiology of Ascaris
and O
ther Parasitic Nem
atodes
Antony O.W. Stretton
*
, Aaron G. Maule
y
*
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
y
Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Introduction
128
Neuronal Structure and Organization
130
Ascaris and Other Parasites
130
Neuroanatomy
130
The Importance of Motor Neuron Commissures
133
Physiology of Neurons
133
Neuromodulators and Signaling
136
Classical Transmitters and their Receptors
136
138
Ascaris
140
Other Transmitters in Ascaris
Neuropeptides and their Receptors
140
140
Ascaris Neuropeptides
Discovery and Cellular Localization
e
142
Bioactivity of Ascaris Neuropeptides
143
Neuropeptides in Other Parasites
144
The Role of Neuropeptides in Other Parasites
Future Perspectives and Parasite Control
145
References
147
