A. Sahu et Sp. Kalra, NEUROPEPTIDERGIC REGULATION OF FEEDING-BEHAVIOR - NEUROPEPTIDE-Y, Trends in endocrinology and metabolism, 4(7), 1993, pp. 217-224
Neuroendocrine control of feeding behavior is multifactorial, involvin
g a variety of peripheral and central signals. Neuropeptides, catechol
amines, and serotonin constitute the signals of the feeding circuitry
acting primarily in the brain, especially at the hypothalamic level. I
n this review, an attempt is made to summarize the recent progress mad
e in our continuing effort to understand the regulation of feeding beh
avior by neuropeptides, particularly those that stimulate feeding. A s
pecial emphasis has been placed on a neuropeptide of the pancreatic po
lypeptide family-neuropeptide Y (NPY).