Anesthetic drugs modulate feeding behavior and hypothalamic expression of the POMC polypeptide precursor and the NPY neuropeptide

Anesthetic drugs modulate feeding behavior and hypothalamic expression of the POMC polypeptide precursor and the NPY neuropeptide

Abstract Background Several hypnotic drugs have been previously identified as modulators of food intake, but exact mechanisms remain unknown. Feeding behavior implicates several neuronal populations in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus including orexigenic neuropeptide Y and anorexigenic pro-opiomela...

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Main Authors: E. Besnier, T. Clavier, M. C. Tonon, G. Pelletier, B. Dureuil, H. Castel, V. Compère
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Anesthetics
Feeding behavior
Neuropeptide Y
Pro-opiomelanocortin
Arcuate nucleus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0557-x

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