Molluscan Memory of Injury: Evolutionary Insights into Chronic Pain and Neurological Disorders

Abstract excerpt

Molluscan preparations have yielded seminal discoveries in neuroscience, but the experimental advantages of this group have not, until now, been complemented by adequate molecular or genomic information for comparisons to genetically defined model organisms in other phyla. The recent sequencing of the transcriptome and genome of Aplysia californica, however, will enable extensive comparative studies at the...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Share to Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
• Share to Pain Mechanisms and Treatments