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neuropeptide Y

Known as: Tyrosine, Neuropeptide, Neuropeptide Tyrosine, NPY 
Encoded by single copy human NPY Gene (NPY Family), 97-aa 11-kDa (precursor) secreted Neuropeptide Y is a 36-aa peptide neuromodulator with sequence… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cell ProliferationIn BloodIntercellular Communication ProcessNPY gene

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Kisspeptin cells in the ewe brain respond to leptin and communicate with neuropeptide Y and proopiomelanocortin cells.
Kisspeptin stimulates reproduction, and kisspeptin cells in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) express Ob-Rb in the mouse. Herein we… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Diet-induced obesity causes severe but reversible leptin resistance in arcuate melanocortin neurons.
Review
2004
Review
2004
The NPY system in stress, anxiety and depression
Review
2003
Review
2003
Generation of the Melatonin Endocrine Message in Mammals: A Review of the Complex Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis by Norepinephrine, Peptides, and Other Pineal Transmitters
Melatonin, the major hormone produced by the pineal gland, displays characteristic daily and seasonal patterns of secretion… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Neurobiological mechanisms of the onset of puberty in primates.
An increase in pulsatile release of LHRH is essential for the onset of puberty. However, the mechanism controlling the pubertal… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Modulation of anxiety and neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptors by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides.
The function of neuropeptide Y, one of the most abundant peptide transmitters of the mammalian brain, remains unclear because of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Precursor cells of mouse endocrine pancreas coexpress insulin, glucagon and the neuronal proteins tyrosine hydroxylase and neuropeptide Y, but not pancreatic polypeptide.
The early progenitor cells to the pancreatic islets in the mouse have been characterized so as to re-examine their possible… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
GABA is the principal neurotransmitter of the circadian system
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The anatomy of neuropeptide-y-containing neurons in rat brain
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity in peripheral noradrenergic neurons and effects of NPY on sympathetic function.
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