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Neuropeptides and obesity.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Oct 2000
Beck B
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This review focuses on the expression, content, and release of neuropeptides and on their role in the development of obesity in animal models with single-gene mutations. The balance between neuropeptides that contribute to the control of feeding behavior is profoundly and variously altered in these models, supporting the concept of the existence of several types of obesity. The hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY)...
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