neuropeptide Y

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neuropeptide Y (NPY),

a natural substance that acts on the brain to stimulate eating. Laboratory animals injected with NPY greatly overeat. Substances that block the NPY receptor reduce the appetite. Leptin, a hormone that stimulates weight loss, reduces the output of NPY from the hypothalamus, a major production center. Another natural substance that stimulates the urge to eat is peptide YY. In animal experiments it has appeared to be at least as potent as NPY.

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