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Lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid as second messengers for presynaptic inhibition of Aplysia sensory cells |
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| Authors: | D Piomelli A Volterra N Dale S A Siegelbaum E R Kandel J H Schwartz F Belardetti |
| Abstract: | Biochemical and biophysical studies on Aplysia sensory neurons indicate that inhibitory responses to the molluscan peptide FMRFamide are mediated by lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid. These compounds are a new class of second messengers in neurons. |
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