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...tions of α-MSH. AgRP is co-expressed by the orexogenic neurons that make [[neuropeptide Y]] (NPY). MC4 agonists reduce food intake and increase energy expenditure,

...ldwell HK ''et al.'' (2008) Vasopressin: behavioral roles of an "original" neuropeptide.''Prog Neurobiol'' 84:1-24. PMID 18053631</ref> and [[vasoactive intestinal

...n vasopressin cells). Other co-existing peptides include [[appelin]] and [[neuropeptide Y]]. <ref>Burbach JP ''et al.'' (2001) Gene regulation in the magnocellular

...ist with various peptides - including [[somatostatin]], [[angiotensin]], [[neuropeptide Y]] and many others. Other afferent neurotransmitters include noradrenaline

...on to oxytocin and one closely related to vasopressin.<ref>Hoyle CH (1999) Neuropeptide families and their receptors: evolutionary perspectives. ''Brain Res'' 848: ...ease within the brain: a dynamic concept of multiple and variable modes of neuropeptide communication.

...on to oxytocin and one closely related to vasopressin.<ref>Hoyle CH (1999) Neuropeptide families and their receptors: evolutionary perspectives. ''Brain Res'' 848: ...ease within the brain: a dynamic concept of multiple and variable modes of neuropeptide communication.

...ing pregnancy, changes in the expression of the orexigenic neuropeptides [[neuropeptide Y]] (NPY) and [[agouti-related peptide]] (AgRP), and induced [[leptin]] res

...lations of neurones that regulate [[appetite]] - one of these makes both [[neuropeptide Y]] and [[agouti-related peptide]] and stimulates feeding, while another ma

====Neuropeptide-modifier==== Memantine is a neuropeptide-modifier that acts on the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) [[cell surface recept

''[[Peptide tyrosine tyrosine]]'' (PYY) is a peptide belonging to the [[neuropeptide Y]] (NPY) family. PYY is normally released in proportion to calorie intake

...ct levels of the hormones [[leptin]] and [[ghrelin]], as well as central [[neuropeptide Y]] (NPY), and [[proopiomelanocortin]] (POMC) mRNA. Sibutramine treatment d

...as [[noradrenaline]] and [[dopamine]], or any of more than 100 different [[neuropeptide]]s, such as the [[opioid peptides]], [[neurosteroids]], [[endocannabinoids]

1. Inhibiting appetite through its actions on the appetite-stimulating [[neuropeptide Y]] (NPY) neurones and the appetite-inhibiting [[proopiomelanocortin]] (POM

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...vances suggest that in addition to CRF itself there is another CRF-related neuropeptide, urocortin, that may be involved in stress-related responses, particularly ...ptin resistant' obesity, perhaps disrupting the balance between leptin and neuropeptide Y to the advantage of the latter. The consequence might be 'stress-eating',