Maurice R. Elphick

Mile End Road
London, ENG, United Kingdom

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Found 88 publications

Signaling mechanisms of vasopressin/oxytocin-type neuropeptide-induced muscle contraction in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus.

Signaling mechanisms of vasopressin/oxytocin-type neuropeptide-induced muscle contraction in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus.

Journal: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP

Published: April 21, 2026

Evolutionary conservation and adaptability of cholecystokinin neuropeptide signaling in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus.

Evolutionary conservation and adaptability of cholecystokinin neuropeptide signaling in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus.

Journal: BMC biology

Published: March 12, 2026

The evolution and functional significance of neuropeptide cocktails: insights from SALMFamides in asteroid echinoderms.

The evolution and functional significance of neuropeptide cocktails: insights from SALMFamides in asteroid echinoderms.

Journal: Open biology

Published: February 10, 2026

Functional characterization of neuropeptides that act as ligands for both calcitonin-type and pigment-dispersing factor-type receptors in a deuterostome.

Functional characterization of neuropeptides that act as ligands for both calcitonin-type and pigment-dispersing factor-type receptors in a deuterostome.

Journal: eLife

Published: November 21, 2025

Evolution of neurohormone function revealed by actions of kisspeptin-type peptides in an echinoderm.

Evolution of neurohormone function revealed by actions of kisspeptin-type peptides in an echinoderm.

Journal: BMC biology

Published: October 07, 2025

Discovery and functional characterization of a bombesin-type neuropeptide signaling system in an invertebrate.

Discovery and functional characterization of a bombesin-type neuropeptide signaling system in an invertebrate.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Published: March 28, 2025

A feather star is born: embryonic development and nervous system organization in the crinoid Antedon mediterranea.

A feather star is born: embryonic development and nervous system organization in the crinoid Antedon mediterranea.

Journal: Open biology

Published: August 21, 2024

Receptor deorphanization in starfish reveals the evolution of relaxin signaling as a regulator of reproduction.

Receptor deorphanization in starfish reveals the evolution of relaxin signaling as a regulator of reproduction.

Journal: BMC biology

Published: June 26, 2024

Research Progress on Starfish Outbreaks and Their Prevention and Utilization: Lessons from Northern China.

Research Progress on Starfish Outbreaks and Their Prevention and Utilization: Lessons from Northern China.

Journal: Biology

Published: June 07, 2024

Discovery of a neuropeptide that acts as an autotomy-promoting factor.

Discovery of a neuropeptide that acts as an autotomy-promoting factor.

Journal: Current biology : CB

Published: May 16, 2024

Neuropeptide expression and action in the reproductive system of the starfish Asterias rubens.

Neuropeptide expression and action in the reproductive system of the starfish Asterias rubens.

Journal: The Journal of comparative neurology

Published: July 18, 2023

Gonadotropic activity of a second relaxin-type peptide in starfish.

Gonadotropic activity of a second relaxin-type peptide in starfish.

Journal: General and comparative endocrinology

Published: June 21, 2023

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026