Evolutionary Origin of GnIH and NPFF in Chordates: Insights from Novel Amphioxus RFamide Peptides

• Tomohiro Osugi,

  Current address: Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka, Japan

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tomoki Okamura,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• You Lee Son,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Makoto Ohkubo,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takayoshi Ubuka,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yasuhisa Henmi,

  Affiliation Aitsu Marine Station, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  * E-mail: k-tsutsui@waseda.jp

  Affiliation Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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