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Neuropeptide Y: A Novel Peptidergic Signal for the Control of Feeding Behavior

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Behavioral Aspects of Neuroendocrinology

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology ((CT NEUROENDOCRI,volume 10))

Abstract

Man’s fascination with the elements that evoke pleasurable indulgence or, alternatively, attenuate or cause cessation of food intake dates back to the dawn of civilization. The cultural perception of obesity has vacillated across times and civilizations. For this, if for no other, reason the inevitability of a connection between eating and obesity and the fascination with a lean body image are preeminent in conventional wisdom today throughout the Western world.

The research summarized in this review was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (HD 08634 and DK 37273).

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Kalra, S.P., Kalra, P.S. (1990). Neuropeptide Y: A Novel Peptidergic Signal for the Control of Feeding Behavior. In: Ganten, D., Pfaff, D. (eds) Behavioral Aspects of Neuroendocrinology. Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75837-9_8

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