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The evolution and diversity of SALMFamide neuropeptides.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Elphick Maurice R, Achhala Sufyan, Martynyuk Natalia
Abstract excerpt
The SALMFamides are a family of neuropeptides that act as muscle relaxants in echinoderms. Two types of SALMFamides have been identified: L-type (e.g. the starfish neuropeptides S1 and S2) with the C-terminal motif LxFamide (x is variable) and F-type with the C-terminal motif FxFamide. In the sea...
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