Hypothalamic neuropeptide Y receptor characteristics and NPY-induced feeding responses in lean and obese Zucker rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 1991, Pages 1491-1497

  McCarthy, H David ^a   McKibbin, Pauline E ^a   Holloway, Brian ^b   Mayers, Rachel ^b   Williams, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0025988223     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90049-H     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Effect of neuropeptide Y on ingestive behaviors in the rat.
2. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the area of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus activates the pituitary-adrenocortical axis in the rat
3. Altered neuropeptide Y concentrations in specific hypothalamic regions of obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats. Possible relationship to obesity and neuroendocrine disturbances.