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Book SynopsisPart I: General Principles Of Neuropeptide Signaling In Invertebrates And Vertebrates.- Chapter 1: Evolution Of Neuropeptide Signaling: From A Single Cell To Mammals.- Chapter 2: Evolution Of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Neuropeptides And Their Receptors: Insights From Invertebrates.- Chapter 3: Volume Transmission Of Neurotransmitters And Neuropeptides In The Brain.- Chapter 4: The Evolution Of The Pituitary Gland.- Part Ii: Evolution Of The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Endocrine Gland Axes In Vertebrates.- Chapter 5: Evolution Of The Gnrh Neuron.- Chapter 6: Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (Trh)-Containing Neuronal System In The Brain: Organization, Function, And Evolution.- Chapter 7: The Evolution Of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis.- Chapter 8: Form And Function Of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone In Vertebrates.- Chapter 9: Evolution Of The Melanocortin System.- Chapter 10: The Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone - Evolutionary Origins And Functional Trajectories Of An Ancient Peptide Ligand-Receptor System.- Chapter 11: Co-Evolution Of Pacap, Vip And Related Peptides And Their Receptors As Neuroendocrine Signaling Dyads In Vertebrates. Perspectives For Mammalian.- Part Iii: Evolution, Comparative Physiology, And Behavioral Effects Of Neurohypophyseal Peptides In Vertebrates.- Chapter 12: Evolution Of Electrophysiological Properties Of Magnocellular Neurons.- Chapter 13: How Does The Camel Survive In The Desert Without Drinking?.- Chapter 14: The Evolution Of Oxytocin Receptor Signaling.- Chapter 15: Nonapeptide Evolution And The Regulation Of Social Behaviour In Teleost Fish: From Molecules To Sociality.- Chapter 16: Insights And Future Perspectives Of Ot-Like Peptides In Birds.
