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Release of Peptide Cotransmitters in Aplysia: Regulation and Functional Implications by Vilim, F. S, Cropper, E. C, Price, D. A, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K. R

“…To gain insights into the physiological role of cotransmission, we measured peptide release from cell B15, a motorneuron that utilizes ACh as its primary…”
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Nine members of the myomodulin family of peptide cotransmitters at the B16-ARC neuromuscular junction of Aplysia by Brezina, V, Bank, B, Cropper, E C, Rosen, S, Vilim, F S, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K R

“…1. Neuromodulation by multiple related peptides with different spectra of physiological effects appears an effective way to integrate complex physiological…”
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Costorage and Corelease of Modulatory Peptide Cotransmitters with Partially Antagonistic Actions on the Accessory Radula Closer Muscle of Aplysia californica by Vilim, F. S, Price, D. A, Lesser, W, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K. R

“…Many neurons that contain a classical neurotransmitter also contain modulatory peptides, but it has been difficult to establish unequivocally that these…”
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Identification and characterization of cerebral-to-buccal interneurons implicated in the control of motor programs associated with feeding in Aplysia by Rosen, SC, Teyke, T, Miller, MW, Weiss, KR, Kupfermann, I

“…We identified candidate neurons in the cerebral ganglion that regulate feeding responses mediated by the buccal ganglion. Backfilling the cerebral-buccal…”
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Serotonergic and Peptidergic Modulation of the Buccal Mass Protractor Muscle (I2) in Aplysia by Hurwitz, I, Cropper, E. C, Vilim, F. S, Alexeeva, V, Susswein, A. J, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K. R

“…  1 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029;   2 Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University,…”
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Modulatory actions of neurotransmitters by Kupfermann, I

“…A relatively shorttime ago the individual neuron was viewed as functioning by means of the simple summation of brief inhibitory or excitatory events. The…”
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cAMP-Dependent Phosphorylation of Aplysia Twitchin May Mediate Modulation of Muscle Contractions by Neuropeptide Cotransmitters by Probst, W. C., Cropper, E. C., Heierhorst, J., Hooper, S. L., Jaffe, H., Vilim, F., Beushausen, S., Kupfermann, I., Weiss, K. R.

“…Acting through a cAMP-cAMP-dependent protein kinase (cAPK) cascade, members of two neuropeptide families, the small cardioactive peptides and myomodulins,…”
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Evidence for transmitter similarity of two classes of mechanoreceptor neurons in the cerebral ganglion of Aplysia by Gapon, S., Kupfermann, I.

“…The cerebral ganglion was previously found to contain two classes of mechanoreceptor cells. In response to serotonin, one class exhibits spike narrowing,…”
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FRF peptides in the ARC neuromuscular system of Aplysia: purification and physiological actions by Cropper, E C, Brezina, V, Vilim, F S, Harish, O, Price, D A, Rosen, S, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K R

“…1. One preparation that has proven to be advantageous for the study of neuromuscular modulation is the accessory radula closer (ARC) muscle of Aplysia…”
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The role of a modulatory neuron in feeding and satiation in Aplysia: effects of lesioning of the serotonergic metacerebral cells by Rosen, SC, Weiss, KR, Goldstein, RS, Kupfermann, I

“…Food-induced arousal in Aplysia is characterized by a progressive increase in the speed and strength of biting responses elicited by a seaweed stimulus. Data…”
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Characterization of a radula opener neuromuscular system in Aplysia by Evans, C G, Rosen, S, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K R, Cropper, E C

“…1. Several lines of evidence suggest that the I7-I10 muscle group contributes to the radula opening phase of behavior in Aplysia; 1) extracellular stimulation…”
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The myomodulin-related neuropeptides: characterization of a gene encoding a family of peptide cotransmitters in Aplysia by Miller, MW, Beushausen, S, Vitek, A, Stamm, S, Kupfermann, I, Brosius, J, Weiss, KR

“…The myomodulin-related peptides comprise a family of cotransmitters that modulate neuromuscular signaling in the feeding system of Aplysia. In this study, cDNA…”
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Myomodulin: A Bioactive Neuropeptide Present in an Identified Cholinergic Buccal Motor Neuron of Aplysia by Cropper, Elizabeth C., Tenenbaum, Renata, Mary Ann Gawinowicz Kolks, Kupfermann, Irving, Weiss, Klaudiusz R.

“…When Aplysia are initially exposed to food stimuli, their biting responses show progressive increases in speed and strength. The accessory radula closer (ARC)…”
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Localization of myomodulin-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues of Aplysia californica by Miller, M W, Alevizos, A, Cropper, E C, Vilim, F S, Karagogeos, D, Kupfermann, I, Weiss, K R

“…The distribution of myomodulin-like peptides in the nervous system of Aplysia californica was examined by using immunocytochemical techniques. Neurons and cell…”
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The buccalin-related neuropeptides: isolation and characterization of an Aplysia cDNA clone encoding a family of peptide cotransmitters by Miller, MW, Beushausen, S, Cropper, EC, Eisinger, K, Stamm, S, Vilim, FS, Vitek, A, Zajc, A, Kupfermann, I, Brosius, J

“…The buccalin-related peptides, buccalin A and buccalin B, are members of a family of cotransmitters that modulate neuromuscular transmission in Aplysia. In…”
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Structure and Action of Buccalin: A Modulatory Neuropeptide Localized to an Identified Small Cardioactive Peptide-Containing Cholinergic Motor Neuron of Aplysia californica by Cropper, Elizabeth C., Miller, Mark W., Tenenbaum, Renata, Mary Ann Gawinowicz Kolks, Kupfermann, Irving, Weiss, Klaudiusz R.

“…A model system that consists of a muscle utilized in biting, the accessory radula closer (ARC), and the two cholinergic motor neurons innervating this muscle,…”
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Characterization of buccal motor programs elicited by a cholinergic agonist applied to the cerebral ganglion of Aplysia californica by Susswein, A J, Rosen, S C, Gapon, S, Kupfermann, I

“…Applying the non-hydrolyzable cholinergic agonist carbachol (CCh) to the cerebral ganglion of Aplysia elicits sustained, regular bursts of activity in the…”
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Multiple Neuropeptides in Cholinergic Motor Neurons of Aplysia: Evidence for Modulation Intrinsic to the Motor Circuit by Cropper, Elizabeth C., Lloyd, Philip E., Reed, William, Tenenbaum, Renata, Kupfermann, Irving, Weiss, Klaudiusz R.

“…Changes in Aplysia biting responses during food arousal are partially mediated by the serotonergic metacerebral cells (MCCs). The MCCs potentiate contractions…”
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Evidence for Parallel Actions of a Molluscan Neuropeptide and Serotonin in Mediating Arousal in Aplysia by Lloyd, Philip E., Kupfermann, Irving, Weiss, Klaudiusz R.

“…The neuropeptide designated SCPB(small cardioactive peptide B), the sequence of which has recently been determined, was found in the accessory radula closer…”
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Cellular neurobiology: neuromodulation by Kupfermann, I

“…Abstract only…”
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