Neuropeptide Y and related peptides /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, New York :
Springer,
2004.
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| Series: | Handbook of experimental pharmacology ;
v. 162. |
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Table of Contents:
- Neuropeptide Y : history and overview
- PP, PYY and NPY : synthesis, storage, release and degradation
- NPY receptor subtypes and their signal transduction
- Phylogeny of NPY-family peptides and their receptors
- Neuropeptide Y and its receptor subtypes in the central nervous system : emphasis on their role in animal models of psychiatric disorders
- Prejunctional effects of neuropeptide Y and its role as a cotransmitter
- Neuroendocrine actions of neuropeptide Y
- NPY : a novel on/off switch for control of appetite and reproduction
- Behavioral effects of neuropeptide Y
- NPY effects on food intake and metabolism
- Neuropeptide Y and cardiovascular function
- Neuropeptide Y and the kidney
- NPY-like peptides, Y receptors and gastrointestinal function
- NPY and immune functions : implications for health and disease
- Transgenic and knockout models in NPY research
- Structure-activity relationship of peptide-derived ligands at NPY receptors
- Structure-activity relationships of nonpeptide neuropeptide Y receptor antagonists