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- Title
It takes more than one κ opioid receptor to inhibit a POMC neuron.
- Authors
Iremonger, Karl J.
- Abstract
The author discusses aspects of neurons that are involved in the neural control of appetite. He explains the specific principal populations of appetite-controlling neurons involving the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and the neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons. The author adds that these neural populations have opposing actions on appetite, wherein the POMC neurons suppresses food intake, while activation of NPY neurons enhances food intake.
- Subjects
NEURONS; APPETITE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; FOOD consumption; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Physiology, 2013, Vol 591, Issue 7, p1595
- ISSN
0022-3751
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1113/jphysiol.2013.251637