Invertebrate neuropeptides XII

摘要

This special issue of Peptides represents the twelfth in a series dedicated to invertebrate neuropeptides [see also Peptides 32 (3) 2011, Peptides 31 (3) 2010, Peptides 30 (3) 2009, Peptides 29 (2) 2008, Peptides 28 (1) 2007; Peptides 27 (3) 2006; Peptides 26 (1) 2005; Peptides 24 (10) 2003; Peptides 23 (11) 2002; Peptides 23 (4) 2002; and Peptides 22 (2) 2001] and chronicles recent advances in the field as presented in the Invertebrate Neuropeptide Conference 2011 (INC2011). I wish to thank Editor-in-Chief Abba Kastin for the invitation to serve as guest editor for this issue. The INC 2011 took place in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) and featured leading researchers in the field of invertebrate neuropeptides representing 8 countries and 4 continents.