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Drosophila short neuropeptide F regulates food intake and body size.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Dec 2004
Lee Kyu-Sun, You Kwan-Hee, Choo Jong-Kil, Han Yong-Mahn, Yu Kweon
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptides regulate a wide range of animal behavior including food consumption, circadian rhythms, and anxiety. Recently, Drosophila neuropeptide F, which is the homolog of the vertebrate neuropeptide Y, was cloned, and the function of Drosophila neuropeptide F in feeding behaviors was well characterized. However, the function of the structurally related short neuropeptide F (sNPF) was unknown. Here, we report...
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