| 书目名称 | Neuropeptide Systems as Targets for Parasite and Pest Control |
| 编辑 | Timothy G. Geary,Aaron G. Maule |
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| 概述 | Provides an overview of the organism-level biology of neuropeptidergic function in insects and helminths.Discusses discovery of insecticides and anthelmintics, a review of drugs that affect similar sy |
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| 描述 | The need to continually discover new agents for the control or treatment of invertebrate pests and pathogens is undeniable. Agriculture, both animal and plant, succeeds only to the extent that arthropod and helminth consumers, vectors and pathogens can be kept at bay. Humans and their companion animals are also plagued by invertebrate parasites. The deployment of chemical agents for these purposes inevitably elicits the selection of resistant populations of the targets of control, necessitating a regular introduction of new kinds of molecules. Experience in other areas of chemotherapy has shown that a thorough understanding of the biology of disease is an essential platform upon which to build a discovery program. Unfortunately, investment of research resources into understanding the basic physiology of invertebrates as a strategy to illuminate new molecular targets for pesticide and parasiticide discovery has been scarce, and the pace of introduction of new molecules for these indications has been slowed as a result. An exciting and so far unexploited area to explore in this regard is invertebrate neuropeptide physiology. This book was assembled to focus attention on this promisin |
| 出版日期 | Book 2010 |
| 关键词 | G protein-coupled receptors; Geary; Maule; Neuropeptide; Parasite; Pest; biology; physiology |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6902-6 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-1-4899-9860-6 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-1-4419-6902-6 |
| copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Busines |
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