Neuropeptide Y and Drug Development - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123908892 ISBN 13: 9780123908896

Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

Synopsis

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a ubiquitous and important messenger in the nervous system, with a wide range of physiological roles. It is involved in the body energy balance and is one of the most potent stimuli of food intake known. NPY also acts to regulate central and peripheral autonomic functions. This book, written by academic and industrial experts in the field, links the most recent basic experimental knowledge about NPY and its receptors with areas of clinical importance. This book will be of interest to those working in all areas of research affected by NPY, such as food intake and energy homeostasis, cardiovascular regulation and G-protein-coupled receptors, as well as those interested in the development of drugs as NPY targets.

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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a ubiquitous and important messenger in the nervous system, with a wide range of physiological roles. It is involved in the body energy balance and is one of the most potent stimuli of food intake known. NPY also acts to regulate central and peripheral autonomic functions. This book, written by academic and industrial experts in the field, links the most recent basic experimental knowledge about NPY and its receptors with areas of clinical importance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0123908892
• ISBN 13: 9780123908896
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Grundemar Lars