NPS and infection: When comparing our results to those of Wang et al. [133], it should be noted that our approach was transcriptome-centered, examined different time points post-infection, and was based on whole body extractions of B. pfeifferi, rather than B. glabrata. Our methods may bias against detection of changes in expression of potentially rare neuropeptide transcripts, but cast a wider net for potential downstream effects of castration, so provides a valuable complementary view to the approach taken by Wang et al. [133].