Feeding, hunger, satiety and serotonin in invertebrates.

ABSTRACT: The serotonergic modulation of feeding behaviour has been intensively studied in several invertebrate groups, including Arthropoda, Annelida, Nematoda and Mollusca. These studies offer comparative information on feeding regulation across divergent phyla and also provide general insights into the neural control of feeding. Specifically, model invertebrates are ideal for parsing feeding behaviour into component parts and examining the underlying mechanisms at the levels of biochemical pathways, single cells and identified neural circuitry. Research has found that serotonin is crucial during certain phases of feeding behaviour, especially movements directly underlying food intake, but inessential during other phases. In addition, while the serotonin system can be manipulated systemically in m

SUBMITTER: Tierney AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature