The role of RFamide peptides in feeding

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-15

  Bechtold, David A ^a   Luckman, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE PEPTIDE; ARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE 1; ARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE 3; KISSPEPTIN; LEUCYLPROLYLLEUCYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE PEPTIDE; LPXRFAMIDE PEPTIDE; METASTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE AF; NEUROPEPTIDE FF; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROLACTIN RELEASING FACTOR; PROLACTIN RELEASING FACTOR 20; PROLACTIN RELEASING FACTOR 31; PYROGLUTAMYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE PEPTIDE; SERYLGLYCYLHISTIDYLPROLYLSERYLALANYLTYROSYLLEUCYLPROLYLLEUCYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE PEPTIDE; SERYLPROLYLGLUTAMYLISOLEUCYLASPARTYLPROLYLPHENYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYLTYROSYLVALYLGLYCYLARGINYLGLYCYLVALYLARGINYLVALYLISOLEUCYLGLYCYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALYLGLYCYLTHREONYLALANYLLEUCYLGLYCYLSERYLLEUCYLALANYLGLUTAMYLGLUTAMYLLEUCYLASPARAGINYLGLYCYLTYROSYLASPARAGYLARGINYLLYSYLLYSYLGLYCYLGLYCYLPHENYLALANYLSERYLPHENYLALANYLARGINYLPHENYLALANYLAMIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROPOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INSECT; MAMMAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEMATODE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; NEUROPEPTIDES;

EID: 33947413580     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-06-0069     Document Type: Review

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