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Hypothalamic neuropeptide Y regulation of feeding and energy metabolism
1Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
|December 1, 1992
Abstract:
Neuropeptide Y is an important regulator of energy intake and expenditure. The central portion of this regulatory system appears to reside in the arcuate nucleus/paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. The effects of neuropeptide Y on energy metabolism include increased food intake, decreased thermogenesis and increased white fat storage.