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Summary: It is suspected that hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY) innvervation of the hypothalamus contributes to glucoregulatory feeding. Along with mRNA studies, the authors injected 42 ng of anti-DBH-SAP (Cat. #IT-03) into the paraventricular nucleus. Elimination of the hindbrain catecholamine/NPY neurons abolished increases in NPY expression due to glucoprivic conditions. This response suggests that NPY hindbrain neurons play a role in glucoprivic feeding and other glucoregulatory responses.
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