Therapeutic potential of neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptor ligands

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is widely distributed in the human body and contributes to a vast number of physiological processes. Since its discovery, NPY has been implicated in metabolic regulation and, although interest in its role in central mechanisms related to food intake and obesity has somewhat dimi...

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Main Authors: Brothers, Shaun P, Wahlestedt, Claes
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: WILEY-VCH Verlag 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394504/