Evolution and overview of classical transmitter molecules and their receptors -- Neuropeptides and their evolution -- Functional morphology of the platyhelminth nervous system -- Physiology and pharmacology of turbellarian neuromuscular systems -- Neuromuscular physiology and pharmacology of parasitic flatworms -- Motornervous system of Ascaris : electrophysiology and anatomy of the neurons and their control by neuromodulators -- FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) in nematodes : occurrence and neuromuscular physiology -- Electrophysiology of Ascaris muscle and anti-nematodal drug action -- Metabolism and inactivation of neurotransmitters in nematodes -- Molecular cloning and in vitro expression of C. elegans and parasitic nematode ionotropic receptors -- Molecular biology and electrophysiology of glutamategated chloride channels of invertebrates -- Pharmacology of anthelmintic resistance -- Prospects for rational approaches to anthelmintic discovery.
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