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NPY

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NPY,
abbreviation for neuropeptide Y.

NPY
neuropeptide-Y.


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It is now established that leptin action in the hypothalamus in regulation of food intake and body weight is mediated by a neural circuitry comprising of orexigenic and anorectic signals, including NPY, MCH, galanin, orexin, GALP, alpha-MSH, NT, and CRH.
The current research, led by Dr Shah and Dr Elizabeth Hauser, found evidence for six related variations in the NPY gene that show evidence of transmission from generation to generation and association across a population of early-onset coronary artery disease patients.
NPY is an appetite stimulant and growth factor that both enlarged fat cells and stimulated the production of new fat cells and blood vessels to support them.
 
 
 
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