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Hypotension and reduced catecholamines in neuropeptide Y transgenic rats.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 May 2003
Michalkiewicz Mieczyslaw, Knestaut Kriss M, Bytchkova Elena Yu, Michalkiewicz Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The neurons that control blood pressure express neuropeptide Y. Administered centrally, this neuropeptide reduces blood pressure and anxiety, together with lowering sympathetic outflow. The generation of neuropeptide Y transgenic rats overexpressing this peptide, under its natural promoter, has allowed us to examine the role of endogenous neuropeptide Y in the long-term control of blood pressure by the...
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