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Identification of a Novel Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Receptor Associated with Feeding Behavior
1 Oct 1996
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) plays important roles in the central control of appetite and energy balance, but the receptor subtype responsible for this function has not been cloned. Here we report the cloning by expression of a novel NPY receptor subtype from a rat hypothalamus cDNA library. The novel receptor, referred to as the NPY Y5 receptor, has a transcript of approximately 2.6 kilobases with an open reading frame...
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