Egg-laying hormone
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Description
Egg-laying hormone (ELH).
Source Organism
Aplysia brasiliana (Mottled sea hare).
Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Orthogastropoda;Apogastropoda; Heterobranchia; Euthyneura; Opisthobranchia; Anaspidea;Aplysioidea; Aplysiidae; Aplysia.
Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein.
Developmental Stage
Similarity
Belongs to the molluscan ELH family.
Post translational Modification
Function
ELH acts as a neurotransmitter locally, upon neurons of the abdominal ganglion and as a hormone by diffusing into the circulating hemolymph and modulating the activity of other organs. It specifically causes contraction of smooth muscle in the ovotestis and expulsion of the egg string
